Examination of Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) States of Students Who Study at the School of Physical Education and Sports in Terms of Some Variables

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the frequency rate of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) in both male and female students under some variables. Social media platforms which became an inseparable part of daily life have caused individuals to spend more time in the virtual world. From Sports Sciences, a total of 465 students (274 males and 191 females) who study in different departments and who are in different grades have participated in the present study which is pretty limited availably in Turkish in the literature. In the research, "Fear of Missing Out in Social Settings Scale" the Turkish version that is adapted by (Gökler et al., 2016) of the scale “Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out" which is developed by (Przybylski, 2013) was used as a data collection tool. In the present study, statistical analysis of data has been performed through SPSS 26 program, t-tests, and One Way ANOVA tests. According to T-test results of FOMO averages based on sex, no significant difference has been found. It has been established that students who are not engaged in any sports activity (X=4.05) have a higher rate of FOMO on social media as compared to those who play sports (X=2.95), it has been established that students who check their phones right after they wake up (X=3.70) and students who spend time with their phones before sleeping (X=3.75) have higher FOMO averages as compared to those who don't check (X=3.40) or spend time with their phones(X=3,42). A significant difference has been detected (p>0.05). According to One Way ANOVA Post-toc tests which were based on daily social media usage durations and departments of the students. No significant difference has been established FOMO levels of students based on the grade they are in and the number of social media they own.

Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Metaverse Farkındalıklarının İncelenmesi

“…Mobil cihazlar günümüzde internete erişimde en yaygın kullanılan cihazlardandır ve neredeyse tüm öğrenciler tarafından kullanılmaktadır. Mobil cihazlar, öğrencilerin istedikleri bilgiye istedikleri zaman ulaşmalarına olanak tanımaktadır (Ceyhan ve Çakır, 2021). Bu sayede öğrenciler her türlü bilgiye ulaştıkları gibi Metaverse ile ilgili bilgilere de isteyerek ya da tesadüfen ulaşabilmekte bu durumun da onların Metaverse farkındalık düzeylerini artırmada rol oynadığı söylenebilir.…”

Examination of Information and Communication Technologies Competencies of Teacher Candidates Studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences

“…Meanwhile, the related systems are used by people who will fulfill the functions requested from them, they have caused some educators to experience difficulties. Even though the students with smart phones and computers spend most of their time on the internet and social media, they have encountered many problems, especially from the internet while using online education software systems (Ceyhan & Cakir, 2021). Individuals raised today should be equipped with the skills of reaching information, organizing information, assessing information, presenting information, and communicating, and likewise, the teachers who will educate them should be enabled to gain these skills as well (Akkoyunlu, 1995).…”