ODNOS MLADIH BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE PREMA DRUŠTVENIM MREŽAMA I STRAH OD PROPUŠTANJA INFORMACIJA NA INTERNETU
ATTITUDE OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA TOWARDS SOCIAL NETWORKS AND FEAR OF MISSING OUT (FOMO)

Author(s): Elma Selmanagić-Lizde
Subject(s): Communication studies, Educational Psychology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Pedagogy
Published by: UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU – PEDAGOŠKI FAKULTET
Keywords: social networks; Fear of Missing Out (FOMO); Internet addiction; youth; problematic using Internet (PIU); social media services;
Summary/Abstract: Internet addiction takes on different forms and is an important issue for diagnostic and preventive reasons. This paper sets out to diagnose the scale of problematic use of Internet (PIU) in the context of symptoms and mechanisms of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). For this purpose, triangulation of the following research tools was applied: Social Media Intensity Scale, Fear of Missing Out Scale, Summary of Social Media Use, Social Media Usage Urges, and the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. To picture the scale of FOMO and accompanying PIU behaviors, data from 717 pupils in Sarajevo and Mostar cantons were collected. Based on this data, we can see that about 20% of young respondent (average age of 13 years) show several FOMO symptoms, whereas another 30% belong are at risk of being addicted to Internet. The remaining 50% of students are out of that risk. These criteria vary due to lack of unified tools to measure FOMO. However, it was determined that FOMO is minimized by some forms of leisure activity and does not depend on gender.

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