DETERMINATION OF FoMO LEVELS OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE STUDENTS AND ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF SOME VARIABLES

Abstract

Aim of the research was to determine FoMO levels of associate degree students and to analyze them in terms of some variables. In accordance with this aim, FoMO scale was applied to 287 associate degree students studying at Antakya Vocational School of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University in 2018-2019 academic year. The data were obtained via FoMO (Fear of Miising Out) scale which was developed by Przybylski et al. (2013) and adapted to Turkish by Gökler et al. (2016). Descriptive survey design was employed as the research model. Frequency, percentage, mean scores, independent groups t-test and ANOVA were used for data analysis. According to the findings obtained as a result of data analysis, FoMO levels of the associate degree students were moderate. Additionally, there were not any significant differences between FoMO levels of the students in terms of gender, grade, type of degree, mean and department variables