Fear of missing out as the predictor of academic success for college students post-covid lockdown

Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic had various impacts on human life, one of which is on the aspect of education. Especially after the pandemic period ended, the learning process changed again and underwent adjustments, especially, poses new challenges for students. Various studies show that there is a decline in student academic success after the pandemic. On the other hand, the use of social media has also increased, giving rise to the phenomenon of fear of missing out (FoMO). This study aims to determine the role of FoMO in student academic success, which is measured through ten subscales in the Academic Success Inventory for College Students (ASICS), namely, General Academic Skill, Internal Motivation/Confidence, Perceived Instructor Efficacy, Concentration, External Motivation/Future, Socializing, Career Decidedness, Lack of Anxiety, Personal Adjustment, External Motivation/Current. This study used a correlational quantitative research design involving 77 students. Data analysis was carried out using simple linear regression to see the role of FoMO on each subscale. The results of the study show that there is a role of FoMO in general academic skill, lack of anxiety, and external motivation/current. These findings provide a comprehensive overview of how FoMO can affect specific aspects of student academic success.