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ArticleBMC psychology2023

Social networking and fear of missing out (FOMO) among medical students at University of Khartoum, Sudan 2021.

Abdalla Abbas Abdalla Mohammed, Mohammedahmed M Osman, Mohammednour Mukhtar Mohammednour Ali, Mohammed O Adam, Mohamed Esameldeen Elsayed Mustafa, Anab M Babikir, Ahmed M I Abdulsamad, Mohamed Elhadi Abdelrahim Abo, Yasein Abdelmoneim Mohamed Yasein, Mohamed Sati Shampool Abdelgader and 2 more

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Abdalla Abbas Abdalla MohammedFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Mohammedahmed M OsmanFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Mohammednour Mukhtar Mohammednour AliFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan. m.nour.mukhtar277@gmail.com.
Mohammed O AdamFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Mohamed Esameldeen Elsayed MustafaFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Anab M BabikirFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Ahmed M I AbdulsamadFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Mohamed Elhadi Abdelrahim AboFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Yasein Abdelmoneim Mohamed YaseinFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Mohamed Sati Shampool AbdelgaderFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Elfatih A HasaboFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.
Mohammed Elsir IbrahimFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, ElQasr Avenue, Khartoum, Khartoum State, 11111, Sudan.

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Abstract

backgroundWith students becoming more involved in the internet and social networking sites, they become more prone to their consequences. This study focuses on measuring the social networking intensity and the fear of missing out among the medical students of University of Khartoum, then examining the association between them.

methodsFacility-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum University between January and March 2021. A total of 333 students were selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected from the participants using a structured self-administered questionnaire that involved the social networking intensity (SNI) scale and fear of missing out (FOMO) scale. The data was analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 26.

resultsModerate positive correlation between social networking intensity and fear of missing out was found (p-value < 0.01). Of the total participants; 51 participants (15.4%) experienced low SNI and low FOMO. Another 78 participants (23.6%) had moderate SNI and moderate FOMO and only 16 Participants (4.8%) showed high SNI and high FOMO. There were no significant differences in SNI or FOMO scores among the different socio-demographic variables, except for the SNI score which was positively correlated to the monthly income.

conclusionAn association between SNI and FOMO was found. SNI was not affected by socio-demographic factors except for the monthly income.

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Social MediaStudents, MedicalCross-Sectional StudiesFearHumansSocial NetworkingSudanFear of missing outSocial networking intensitySocial networking sites

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PMCPMC10693061

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