Browsing by Author "Gurhan-Canli, Z."

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    A threat to loyalty: Fear of missing out (FOMO) leads to reluctance to repeat current experiences
    (Public Library of Science, 2020-04-30) Şanlı, Ceren Hayran; Anık, L.; Gurhan-Canli, Z.; Business Administration; ŞANLI, Ceren Hayran
    We investigate a popular but underresearched concept, the fear of missing out (FOMO), on desirable experiences of which an individual is aware, but in which they do not partake. Through laboratory and field studies, we establish FOMO's pervasiveness as a psychological phenomenon, present real-life contexts wherein FOMO may be experienced, and explore its behavioral consequences. Specifically, we show that FOMO poses a threat to loyalty by decreasing one's intentions to repeat a current experience and may decrease the valuation of the current experience.
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    Understanding the feeling of missing out: A temporal perspective
    (Springer, 2022-02) Şanlı, Ceren Hayran; Gurhan-Canli, Z.; Business Administration; ŞANLI, Ceren Hayran
    Research to date has explored the feeling (or fear) of missing out phenomenon from different temporal perspectives, as an instant feeling about missing out on current activities and as a retrospective feeling about missing out on past events. Combining the two research streams, we conceptualize and distinguish the two types of feelings of missing out with different temporal orientations based on the circumplex model of affect. We show that both feelings are negative in valence, yet the feeling of missing out related to ongoing activities indicates a higher arousal and a stronger affective state. We also investigate the coping efforts with these feelings of missing out and show that individuals may rely on both emotion-focused and problem-focused coping strategies. Theoretical and well-being implications of the findings are discussed.