[Purpose/significance]Users' perception of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) in the mobile social media environment has gradually become a prevalent phenomenon. It is worth noting that the development of related scales is of great necessity to measure the extent of FoMO of mobile users. So far, there are few, if any studies have explored the measurement scale of FoMO in Chinese context. To address the research gap, this study aims at developing a FoMO scale in the mobile social media environment.[Method/process]In this study, based on the prior research of FoMO and related terms, the paper aimed to develop a measurement scale on FoMO by the survey method and the interview approach. In particular, a mixed method research with the expert interview, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmative Factor Analysis (CFA) was employed for the scale development.[Result/conclusion]Finally, this paper finalized the measurement scale of FoMO in the mobile social media environment, which includes four dimensions and sixteen indicators. The four dimensions are psychological motivation, cognitive motivation, behavioral performance and emotional dependence. The scale indicates a good reliability and validity, and it can yield some implications for the future research on adoption and the use of mobile social media.
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