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August 14, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Fear of missing out (FOMO) as a predictor of smartphone addiction and mental health outcomes among University Students in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

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RARyadul AlamJahangirnagar UniversityISIfteker Uddin SakibJahangirnagar UniversityJCJuned Hussain ChowdhuryJahangirnagar University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study finds strong links between fear of missing out, smartphone addiction, and elevated psychological distress in university students, indicating a need for digital interventions.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the relationship between fear of missing out (FoMO), smartphone addiction, and mental health status among undergraduate university students.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional survey of N=500 undergraduate students aged 18–25 years across public and private universities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, using multistage stratified random sampling.
  • Administered structured online questionnaires utilizing validated Bangla versions of the FoMO Scale, Smartphone Addiction Scale, and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21).
  • High FoMO was significantly elevated in participants with depression (OR = 7.01, 95% CI: 4.27–11.47), anxiety (OR = 5.61, 95% CI: 3.36–9.35), and stress (OR = 9.69, 95% CI: 6.33–14.84).
  • Smartphone-addicted individuals were 4.46 times more likely to experience high FoMO (95% CI: 2.45–8.11, p < 0.001), with FoMO also significantly associated with late-night phone use (p < 0.001) and poor sleep habits (p = 0.046).

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Alam et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec71db70b84ec8b913405https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0352129
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