ArticleOman medical journal2019
Relationship Between Fear of Missing Out and Academic Performance Among Omani University Students: A Descriptive Correlation Study.
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- Effectiveness of coping strategies regarding fear of missing out on academic performance among nursing and pharmacy students at selected colleges, Coimbatore, India.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Fear of Missing Out and its impact: exploring relationships with social media use, psychological well-being, and academic performance among university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Distraction or motivation? Unraveling the role of fear of missing out on college students' learning engagement.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Social Media Use and Fear of Missing out: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study in Junior High Students from Western Mexico.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Fear of Missing Out Syndrome and its Impact on Sleep Quality in Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
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- Loneliness and academic performance mediates the relationship between fear of missing out and smartphone addiction among Iranian university students.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Correlation between Fear of Missing out and Night Eating Syndrome among University Students.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Toward COVID-19 Information: Infodemic or Fear of Missing Out?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Academic Adjustment, Emotional Intelligence, and Fear of Missing Out among Undergraduate Students: A Descriptive Correlational Study.Oman medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesSmartphones and their applications play a key role in social connections, emotion expression, information transmission, and human achievements. However, the unfavorable side of such devices can lead users to develop a fear of missing out (FOMO) on what is happening around them, which may provoke adverse health, social, and academic conditions. We sought to investigate the extent of FOMO among undergraduate students in Oman and its relation to their academic performance.
methodsWe conducted a descriptive, correlational study of a sample of 147 undergraduate students at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. The questionnaire consisted of the FOMO scale, the participants' sociodemographic background (such as age, gender, and marital status), and their academic background (grade point average (GPA), academic year, and history of probation).
resultsA total of 147 undergraduate students participated in this study; the majority were male (59.2%) and single (95.2%), lived off-campus (55.8%), were in their third or fourth academic year (57.1%), and had a mean GPA of 75.3%. Almost three-quarters reported that they used at least one smartphone, and their main reason for using these devices was for social interaction. Students experienced a moderate level of FOMO; the mean score of their FOMO experiences was 28.9.
conclusionsProlonged and constant use of smartphones may influence students to rely on them holistically, causing them to think about, follow, and react excessively to the behavior of others.
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