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What is FOMO

Chapter 23
Handbook of Research on Adult Learning in Higher Education
Fear of Missing Out is a fear that others are doing something that they want to be included in or the fear connected to the belief that everyone will know some piece of gossip or information and they will not know it in a timely manner.
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The Impact of User Experience With Technology on Course Expectations: How Ubiquitous Computing Has Trained Students to Be Consumers of Media in the Classroom
Lisa Jo Elliott (Penn State Behrend, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 35
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch023
Abstract
Technology seems to be here to stay and academics are encouraged to incorporate it into their classrooms. Yet, little has been written about the human side and how the widespread use of technology by students changes the expectations of their effort, the instructor's approach, satisfaction with the learning experience, and the students' ability to apply what they have learned to future coursework or their life. This chapter reports research that informs this topic, synthesizes the current literature as it pertains to technology and pedagogy, and correlates this information with what is known about the development of metacognition during learning in adults. The chapter ends with some helpful approaches.
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Chapter 11
The Mediating Role of FOMO in the Relationship Between Social Appearance Anxiety and Cyberloafing
FOMO is as the feeling of an individual that other people's lives are more valuable than their own.
Published in Chapter: The Mediating Role of FOMO in the Relationship Between Social Appearance Anxiety and Cyberloafing; From: Advancing Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Social Regulation
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Chapter 7
Interaction of Internet Addiction with FoMO: The Role of Digital Media
“Fear of missing out” defined as an intense concern that others may experience more satisfying events and experiences in their own lives and that the individual will be separated from and incomplete from all these events and experiences, and the need to remain in constant contact with what others do at their life.
Published in Chapter: Interaction of Internet Addiction with FoMO: The Role of Digital Media; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Citizenship and Management During Crises
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