Well‐being and fear of missing out (Fomo) on digital content in the time of covid‐19: A correlational analysis among university students

Name: Well‐being and fear of missing out (Fomo) on digital content in the time of covid‐19: A correlational analysis among university students
Author: Şanlı, Ceren Hayran, Anik, L.

İsim	Well‐being and fear of missing out (Fomo) on digital content in the time of covid‐19: A correlational analysis among university students
Yazar	Şanlı, Ceren Hayran, Anik, L.
Basım Tarihi:	2021-02
Basım Yeri	- MDPI
Konu	COVID‐19, Digital content, Digitalization, Fear of missing out, Fear of missing out (FOMO), Pandemic, SARS‐CoV‐2, Social media, Well‐being
Tür	Süreli Yayın
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Demirbaş Numarası	1661-7827
Kayıt Numarası	f9e239a7-5390-4a66-851a-81c8b2cb9d14
Lokasyon	Business Administration
Tarih	2021-02
Örnek Metin	The majority of research on the fear of missing out (FOMO) has focused on understanding how social media posts about attractive unattended experiences taking place in the physical world (e.g., a friend’s vacation) influence individuals’ affective states. With quarantine measures in place, and in the absence of travel and party photos on social media, do individuals feel they are missing out on enjoyable experiences? The current work shows that FOMO has not disappeared during the pandemic, even when socially distancing at home, but has been replaced by feelings towards new online activities (e.g., online concerts, virtual gatherings). As a consequence, we find that FOMO threatens well‐being by causing important psychological and health issues, such as sleep depriva-tion, loss of focus, declined productivity, and finding relief in knowing that others have difficulty keeping up with abundant digital content. Importantly, we find these consequential effects both during the initial (May 2020) and late stages (December 2020) of the pandemic. With excessive Internet use and virtual FOMO likely to be a continuing reality of life, questions remain as to how one can refrain from its negative effects and stay healthy during the pandemic and in the post‐pandemic era. We discuss remedies and suggest new research avenues that may help elevate the negative consequences of FOMO on well‐being.
DOI	10.3390/ijerph18041974
Cilt	18

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Well‐being and fear of missing out (Fomo) on digital content in the time of covid‐19: A correlational analysis among university students

Yazar Şanlı, Ceren Hayran, Anik, L.

Basım Tarihi 2021-02

Basım Yeri - MDPI

Konu COVID‐19, Digital content, Digitalization, Fear of missing out, Fear of missing out (FOMO), Pandemic, SARS‐CoV‐2, Social media, Well‐being

Tür Süreli Yayın

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Özyeğin Üniversitesi

Demirbaş Numarası 1661-7827

Kayıt Numarası f9e239a7-5390-4a66-851a-81c8b2cb9d14

Lokasyon Business Administration

Tarih 2021-02

Örnek Metin The majority of research on the fear of missing out (FOMO) has focused on understanding how social media posts about attractive unattended experiences taking place in the physical world (e.g., a friend’s vacation) influence individuals’ affective states. With quarantine measures in place, and in the absence of travel and party photos on social media, do individuals feel they are missing out on enjoyable experiences? The current work shows that FOMO has not disappeared during the pandemic, even when socially distancing at home, but has been replaced by feelings towards new online activities (e.g., online concerts, virtual gatherings). As a consequence, we find that FOMO threatens well‐being by causing important psychological and health issues, such as sleep depriva-tion, loss of focus, declined productivity, and finding relief in knowing that others have difficulty keeping up with abundant digital content. Importantly, we find these consequential effects both during the initial (May 2020) and late stages (December 2020) of the pandemic. With excessive Internet use and virtual FOMO likely to be a continuing reality of life, questions remain as to how one can refrain from its negative effects and stay healthy during the pandemic and in the post‐pandemic era. We discuss remedies and suggest new research avenues that may help elevate the negative consequences of FOMO on well‐being.

DOI 10.3390/ijerph18041974

Cilt 18