Table 3 Linear correlations between FoMO Variables, SNUD tendencies (SNS-AT), cognitive failure (CFQ), and age in the active social media user sample (correlations controlling for age can be found in the supplement; see ST4)

Trait FoMO

Pearson’s r

—

p-value

—

State FoMO

Pearson’s r

0.375

—

p-value

< 0.001

—

CFQ (Cognitive Failure Questionnaire)

Pearson’s r

0.368

0.192

—

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

—

SNS-AT (SNUD)

Pearson’s r

0.418

0.516

0.354

—

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

—

Age

Pearson’s r

-0.309

-0.148

-0.254

-0.335

—

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

—