FOMO is a state of mental or emotional strain caused by the fear of missing out, according to bilingual dictionaries.
During one of the sessions of the eighth edition of the National Youth Conference, a new phenomenon received a high level of attention as it touched most of attendees.
The conference was held on Saturday at Al-Manara International Conference Hall.
While social media platforms have been increasing every day, many people have surrounded themselves with them through downloads, watching or even sharing personal thoughts with others.
Social Media Main Cause of FOMO
FOMO is almost a direct result of social media addiction because all social media is, is seeing what others are doing.
Addiction to social media platforms is an attempt to distract your own attention to issues less important than things you should focus on.
Fear of missing out results from the new and increasing addiction to social media.
Scholars Blackwell et al., discuss the effects of certain predictors that social media addiction can have. The article begins with what constitutes as a social media addiction and how it comes to be. The increasing use of social media can lead to a fast and hard to break .
They define addiction to social media as when one is unable to control their usage of media to the point where it can cause interference in their lives.
Their study has a focus on four main predictors that one is addicted or becoming addicted to social media. These four predictors are extraversion, neuroticism, attachment style, and fear of missing out (FOMO).
Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter
Social media services like Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter are technological tools for seeking social connection and provide the promise of greater levels of social involvement.
Social media sites have become a large contributing factor to the FOMO sensation. People develop negative feelings and emotions from social media sites because of envy toward others’ posts and lives.
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