FOMO'S RELATIONSHIP(FEAR OF MISSING OUT)WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

ADDICTION HIGH SCHOOL-AGED TEENS END CLASS XI IN
SMKN 1 BULUKUMBA BULUKUMBA REGENCY
Nur Azizah1, Harianti Haris2, Nurlina3 ,
S1 Nursing Study Program Stikes Panrita Husada Bulukumba, Indonesia1
Department of Mental Nursing Stikes Panrita Husada Bulukumba, Indonesia2
Department of Mental Nursing Stikes Panrita Husada Bulukumba, Indonesia3

Correspondent: zizah29ya21@gmail.com
 
 
ABSTRAK
 
FoMO can be known if a person has feelings of anxiety, worry, loss, discomfort and stress that arise
when knowing others are doing something fun and we are not involved in it, this FoMO sydrom
arises because of an addiction caused by a lack of control from the individual in accessing social
media that causes a person to experience dependence. The purpose of this study is the known
relationship of FoMO(fear of missing out)with social media addiction in high school age teenagers
end of grade XI at SMKN 1 Bulukumba in Bulukumba Regency in 2020. This research uses non-
experimental research design with cross sectional research methods. This study sample of 52 with
sampling techniques was done with nonprobability sampling technique, namely purposive
sampling. The non-experimental group was given a questionnaire with a duration of 30 minutes.
The data analysis in this study uses a chi-squarestatistical test. The results of the analysis use chi-

square statistical tests. with a level of trust ( =0.05 )based on the results of this test obtained the

value of p is 0.002 thus p< (0.002< 0.05), Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. The conclusion of this
study is that there is a link between FoMO and social media addiction in high school-aged teenagers
in the end of grade XI at SMKN 1 Bulukumba in Bulukumba Regency in 2020. Researchers suggest
that the results of this study can be used as a reference for application in the scope, especially
teenagers in using social media and nursing services, especially on mental individuals who
experience addiction.

Keywords: FoMO, Addiction, Social media

INTRODUCTION
 
Along with the development of the times and the increasing sophistication of technology that
continues to innovate makes teenagers interested in keeping up with its development. One of the
technologies that are now loved by many teenagers is social media. The number of applications
provided by several internet and some websites that can be utilized by internet users in accessing
the diversity of information, this is what can cause a person to be willing to linger in front of his
computer or smartphonewith many interesting features presented for example; whatsapp,
facebook, instagram, line, messenger, youtube, path, tweeter, tik-tok and others. Internet use that
has increased in the intensity of long usage times will cause various problems that exist among
psychology known as internet addiction(internet addicition).).
The Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Communication and Informatics in
collaboration with the United Nations agency UNICEF has conducted research in 2014 with the
theme "security of the use of digital media in Indonesian children and adolescents" this research
involves children and adolescents aged 10-19 years spread throughout indonesia, the results of
research stated 30 million children in Indonesia are active internet users (Mulawarman ed, 2020).
According to apjii survey data (Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association), internet
users in Indonesia in 2018 have reached 171.17 million people with penetration of 64.8% of the
total population of 264.16 million people. And in 2019-2020 internet usage penetration in
Indonesia increased by 8.9% with the number of internet penetrations of 73.7%. ('APJII Internet
Survey Report 2019 -2020).
As for the interview results of several students (i) SMN 1 Bulukumba revealed the same thing
that he could not if not access social media because of his curiosity about what people around him
did, not even a few students (i) who said he could spend all day just to access social media. These
students explained how important the presence of social media in their lives, students (i) said that
he could not afford to be far from a smartphone to immediately access social media, because if he
did not check social media will feel anxious and worried about what updates have been missed with
the duration of mobile phone use in accessing social media 5-8 hours / day.
The desire to always connect with social media continuously is due to the fear of losing the
most important moment. Fear is what is now known as FoMO (Fear Of Missing Out). FoMO is
usually characterized by the emergence of feelings of anxiety that usually occur in millennials,
because every time individuals flock to present and try to be the first to find out the latest
information and will feel uncomfortable if they miss the information.
Based on the above, it is necessary to research how the use of social media in individuals that
could cause users addicted to always access social media, and the impact of what happens if not
accessing social media.
 
 METHOD

       In accordance with the problem of descriptive research correlation research methods used in
this study are quantative research methods with cross sectional research design types
(relationships and associations). Which is a type of study that emphasizes the time of measurement
or observation of independent and dependent variable data only once at a time In this type of study,
independent and dependent variables are assessed simultaneously at some point, so there is no
follow-up. Of course, not all research subjects must be observed on the same day or at the same
time, but both independent variables and dependent variables are assessed only once (Nursalam,
2017).. . The sampling technique used is Nonprobability sampling: purposive sampling is a
technique of sampling by selecting samples among the population as desired by the researcher, so
that the sample can represent the characteristics of a previously known population (Nursalam,
2017).
The instruments used in this study were on independent variables using questionnaires with the
Likertscale, while on dependent variables using questionnaires with likert scales. .
 
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
 
RESEARCH RESULTS
 
Table 5 1 Distribution of responde characteristics by age, gender and class

Characteristics of Respondents Frequency (n) Percent (%)

Age
16-year-old 5 9.6
17-year-old 23 44.2
18-year-old 20 38.5
19-year-old 4 7.7
4
Gender    
Woman 39 25.0
Man- man 13 75.0
class XI
BDP, AKL 6 11.5
TAV, OTKP 11 21.2
TB, NKP 19 36.5
TKJ,TKR 16 30.8
Sum 52 100

            Source: Primary data 2021

 Based on the table 5.1 above with the number of respondents 52 people showed that most of
the age of respondents were at the age of 17 years as many as 23 respondents (44.2%) compared to
19-year-olds as many as 4 respondents (7.7%), and large female respondents as many as 39
respondents (75.0) compared to male respondents as many as 13 respondents (25.0), with the
number of class XI majors tb, NKP as many as 19 respondents (36.5%) more than the number of
class XI majoring in BDP, AKL as many as 6 respondents (11.5%).

Table 5 2 Distribution of Tik-Tok social media use

FoMO N %
Tall 10 19.2

Keep 33 63.5

Low 7 13.5

very low 2 3.8

Total 52 100.0

Source: Primary data 2021

Table 5.2 shows that Resmaja experienced FoMo mostly in the moderate category of 33 people
(63.5%) compared to teenagers with very low categories of 2 people (3.8%).

Table 5 3 Character Distribution After Using Tik-Tok App

  Addiction N %
Often 27 51.9

Infrequently 25 48,1

Sum 52 100
Source: Primary data 2021

Based on table 5.3 shows the large number of respondents who experience social media
addiction with frequent use as many as 27 people (51.9%) compared to respondents who are
addicted to social media who rarely use social media as many as 25 people (48.1%).

Table 5 4 Tik-Tok social media relationships with Child Characters

Social Media Addiction
Fomo
often Infrequently Sum P (Value)

N % N % N %  
 Tall 10 19,2 0 0,0 10 19,2  

Keep 16 59,3 17 68,0 33 63,5 0,002

Low 1 3,7 6 24,0 7 13,5

Very low 0 0,0 2 3,8 2 3,8

Sum 27 82,2 25 95.8 52 100

Source: Primary data 2021

Table 5.4 Shows that the higher FoMO the more respondents experience social media
addicts with the number of 27 respondents with the intensity of social media use in the frequent
category 10(19.2) more than the rare category 0 (0.0%). Conversely, the lower FoMO the fewer
respondents experienced social media addicts with the number of 25 respondents with the
intensity of social media use in the often category 0(0.0) less than the rare category 2 (3.8%). This
indicates a difference in proportion (percentage) between social media addiction and FoMO.
Pearson Chi-Square test results obtained a value of p = 0.002, then it was concluded that there is a
significant relationship between addiction and FoMO. Or in other words social media addiction
affects FoMO.

 
DISCUSSION
Kolmogorof alternative Chi_Square test results were obtained A = 0.002 < 0.05 which
means there is a significant proportion difference between respondents who experience FoMO and
social media addiction in adolescents. The number of respondents who experienced fomo in the
high category of 19.2% compared to the number of respondents who experienced fomo in the
category was very low by 3.8%, this indicates that the higher the percentage of FoMO, the greater
the number of respondents who experience addiction in the intensity of use is often higher, and
vice versa, the very low the percentage of FoMO, the greater the number of respondents who
experience addiction in the intensity of infrequent use the lower.

This is supported by research (Aisafitri and Yusriyah, 2021) which discusses the
phenomenon of social media addiction (FoMO) in millennials, where researchers use a theory
related to self-determination theory to find out the impact that occurs on millennials who
experience social media addiction (FoMO) to produce concrete and accurate research. An
important aspect of self-determination theory emphasizes the importance of individual freedom to
act according to his choice, as well as the existence of intrinsic motivation in the individual, so that
when the individual is extrinsically motivated and expects external rewards then the results
obtained will be negative. If associated with the development of technology and the internet the
impact is to become addicted to fomo social media where this brings millennials into having the
need for social media.

The results of this study are also in line with the study (Fathadhika and Afriani, 2018)
where the results of the study found as many as 98 (28.6) of 343 subjects experienced social media
addiction. On the scale of social media addiction showed most had difficulty thinking about
something if released from social media use, on the FoMO scale it was found that 36 (10.5) of the
343 subjects experienced high levels of FoMO. Based on the results of research found generally
teenagers feel disappointed if they miss the opportunity to gather with their friends, especially if
they are not invited in the meeting, this syndrome develops along with the existence of addiction in
internet use. FoMO.

                (Fathadhika and Afriani, 2018) This study found that in adolescents in Banda Aceh, FoMO
affects social media addiction, either directly or indirectly, namely through social media engage-
ment mediators. A direct relationship was made by testing FoMO variables with social media
addiction. The results showed that the direct link between FoMO and social media addiction was
significant. FoMO can also cause direct media addiction because it continues to maintain its
continuous involvement on social media, leading to social media addiction.

The assumption of researchers says that the use of social media that is carried out
continuously with a long use time and the inability of the individual in controlling himself, this will
give habits to its users so that the behavior will be repeated and have the impact of addiction due to
self-habituation that is done so that there will be FoMO where an individual will be afraid of
missing the trend, Better experiences felt by others and curiosity about what others are doing.
FoMO in the very low category does not mean the individual does not experience addiction,
(Hidayati, Syaf and Hartati, 2021) describes individuals have big five personalities where four of
them affect the characteristics of the personality itself to maintain their habits. Some can survive
with the character they had before by maintaining habits that were done long ago so as not to be
affected by the growing trend in cyberspace.

CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

CONCLUSION
The level of social media addiction in adolescents in SMKN 1 Bulukumba showed that the number
of respondents who experienced social media addiction categories was often greater compared to
respondents who did not experience social media addiction in the rare category. FoMO with social
media addiction in smkn 1 bulukumba adolescents showed a difference in proportion (percentage)
between FoMO and social media addiction. The Chi-Square pearson test found a P value smaller
than, so it was concluded that there was a significant association between FoMO and addiction.

SUGGESTION

It is expected to provide efforts to inform, knowledge, about the impact and effects of excessive
social media use so as not to cause dependence on its users and increase positive activities that are
diverted not to use social media continuously. In addition, it is expected that this study will not only
conduct bivariate analysis but up to multivariate to find out the dominant factors that affect Fear Of
Missing Out (FOMO) and social media addiction.

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