The Relationship Between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Levels and Cyberloafing Behaviors of Teacher Candidates

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine teacher candidates' level of fear of missing out (FoMO) and cyberloafing behaviors which they perform in the computer lab and examine the relationship between them. The study is a quantitative research based on the descriptive survey model. In this context, personal information form, "Fear of Missing Out Scale" which is adapted Turkish by Gökler, Aydın, Ünal & Metintaş (2016) and "Cyberloafing Activities Scale" which is an updated scale by Yaşar (2013) have been used to collect data. These data collection tools have been entered an online form and data has been collected in this way. Convenience sampling method has been used for sampling. The population of the study consists of undergraduate teacher candidates studying at Faculty of Education of Anadolu University, Firat University and Necmettin Erbakan University. 62 male and 79 female, a total of 141 students from these universities who voluntarily filled out the online form constituted the sample. Independent samples t-test, one-way anova, simple/bivariate correlation and simple linear regression tests have been performed on the obtained data. According to the results of the study, teacher candidates' levels of fear of missing out are moderate and not differentiated by gender. Besides, cyberloafing levels of teacher candidates are on the moderate and differentiated by gender. The cyberloafing and fear of missing out levels of the teacher candidates are not differentiated according to the university they study. In addition, there is a significant relationship between teacher candidates' levels of fear of missing out and their social cyberloafing (cyberloafing for socialization) behaviors. Fear of missing out is a significant predictor of cyberloafing behavior for socialization.

The relationship between teacher candidates' fear of missing out levels and behavior on social media

“…The first finding has shown that overall FoMO level of teacher candidates in the study group was slightly below average attainable score in the FoMOS and this can be interpreted as teacher candidates having relatively lower average FoMO. This finding somewhat contradicts with previous research conducted on the matter have shown moderate level of FoMO in preservice teachers studying in a university (Gezgin, Hamutoglu, Gemikonakli & Raman, 2017;Tozkoparan & Kuzu, 2019). Additionally, in other studies investigating overall FoMO levels in university students (who were not explicitly reported to be teacher candidates) moderate levels of overall FoMO have also been reported (Hoşgör et al, 2017;Uyar, Birvural & Karakuyu, 2018).…”

“…And yet, it remains a question as to whether teachers and teacher candidates themselves can stay strong against FoMO or if they are equipped with coping mechanisms. The few studies investigating this matter have shown for a Turkish population that both pre-service (Gezgin, Hamutoglu, Gemikonakli, & Raman, 2017;Tozkoparan & Kuzu, 2019) and in-service (Gullu & Serin, 2020) teachers suffer from a moderate level of FoMO on average. However, these studies are not comparative in nature and need to be replicated in order to establish a certain conclusion.…”

The Relationship Between Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Levels and Cyberloafing Behaviour of Teachers

“…It is thought to be a relationship between FoMO and cyberloafing activities. Tozkoparan and Kuzu (2019) found a significant relationship between FoMO and cyberloafing in their study, the sample of which consisted of 141 pre-service teachers. However, it can be seen that studies which investigate teachers' FoMO or cyberloafing behaviour in terms of various variables and observe the relationship between FoMO and cyberloafing behaviour from the point of teachers are limited.…”

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dönem 3 Öğrencilerinde Sosyal Ortamlardaki Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusunun Değerlendirilmesi ve İlişkili Faktörler

“…İnsanlar sosyal medyayı; takip ettiği insanların hayatından haberdar olmak, seslerini geniş kitlelere duyurabilmek, aile ve arkadaşlarıyla iletişimlerini sürekli kılabilmek ve kendilerini ifade etmek için kullanırlar. Bireylerin birbirlerinden haberdar olmalarına olanak sağlayan, iletişim kolaylığı sağlayan sosyal medya, bu kolaylıklarının yanında gelişmeleri kaçırma korkusu gibi bazı olumsuzlukları da beraberinde getirmektedir [2]. Amerikalı bilim insanları tarafından 'Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)' olarak tanımlanan bu durum Türkçe'de 'Gelişmeleri Kaçırma Korkusu (GKK)' olarak adlandırılmıştır [3,4].…”