Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of The Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) In Chilean University Students

Jonathan Martínez-Libano; Javier Torres-Vallejos; Nicol González Campusano; Javiera Pereira Castillo; Hugo Simkin; Juan Carlos Oyanedel; María Mercedes Yeomans

doi:10.56294/saludcyt2023328

Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of The Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) In Chilean University Students

Jonathan Martínez-Libano, Javier Torres-Vallejos, Nicol González Campusano, Javiera Pereira Castillo, Hugo Simkin, Juan Carlos Oyanedel, María Mercedes Yeomans

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Introduction: social networks can harm university students’ mental health; therefore, it is urgent to have valid instruments to measure new phenomena such as FoMO. Objective: this study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) in a sample of Chilean university students. Methods: confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were carried out and estimated using the Weighted Leasts Square Means and Variance (WLSMV). Results: the FoMOs evaluation had an internal consistency of 0,863 (Cronbach’s Alpha). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed two factors and good indicators: CFI = 0,991, TLI = 0,987, and an RMSEA of 0,054. Conclusion: the FoMOs is a good instrument for measuring the fear of missing out in the Chilean University population.

Translated title of the contribution	Propiedades Psicométricas e Invarianza de Medida de la Escala de Miedo a Perderse Algo (FoMOs) en Estudiantes Universitarios Chilenos
Original language	English
Article number	328
Journal	Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023328
State	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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Fear of Missing Out
FOMO
Psychometric Properties
University Students

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