Designing Social Networks to Combat Fear of Missing Out

Fear of missing out, (hereafter referred to as FoMO), is increasingly becoming an issue of concern in relation to the use of Social Network Sites (SNSs). Despite its importance, the effects of FoMO continue to receive limited attention, while guidance on how SNSs design is responsible for developing should and combatting it, remains inadequate. In this position paper, we argue that dual responsibility of SNSs design. We report on initial results of a multiphase empirical study which was undertaken to examine the features of social networks that may contribute to triggering FoMO, and to explore how future SNSs can be designed to aid people manage their FoMO. The study involved three focus group sessions and a diary study. We argue that future SNSs shall support interaction styles and protocols and their agreement and adherence processes to enable people prevent and combat FoMO and present styles for doing that.

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Aarif Alutaybi

John McAlaney

Angelos Stefanidis

Keith Phalp

Raian Ali

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Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 1-5

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[0001]Bournemouth University, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.80

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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A.K. PrzybylskiK. MurayamaC.R. DeHaanV. Gladwell 2013 Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out Computers in Human Behavior 29 4 1841 1848

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[1] D. Alt 2015 College students‟ academic motivation, media engagement and fear of missing out Computers in Human Behavior 49 111 119

[2] I. BeyensE. FrisonS. Eggermont 2016 I don‟t want to miss a thing: Adolescents‟ fear of missing out and its relationship to adolescents‟ social needs, Facebook use, and Facebook related stress. Computers in Human Behavior 64 1 8

[3] N.A. CheeverL.D. RosenL.M. CarrierA. Chavez 2014 Out of sight is not out of mind: The impact of restricting wireless mobile device use on anxiety levels among low, moderate and high users Computers in Human Behavior 37 290 297

[4] R. B. Cialdini 2001 Influence: Science and Practice Boston, MA Pearson Education

[5] R. I. M. Dunbar 1996 Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press

[6] D.R Forsyth 2006 Group dynamics Belmont, CA Thomson-Wadworth

[7] J. FoxJ.J. Moreland 2015 The dark side of social networking sites: An exploration of the relational and psychological stressors associated with Facebook use and affordances Computers in Human Behavior 45 168 176

[8] E. Goffman 1959 The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. New York: Anchor Books

[9] M. HewstoneJ. M. F. Jaspars 1982 Intergroup relations and attribution processes H. Tajfel Social Identity And Intergroup Relations 99 133 Cambridge Cambridge University Press

[10] J.H. KietzmannK. HermkensI.P. McCarthyB.S. Silvestre 2011 Social media? Get serious! Understanding the functional building blocks of social media Business horizons 54 3 241 251

[11] A.K. PrzybylskiK. MurayamaC.R. DeHaanV. Gladwell 2013 Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out Computers in Human Behavior 29 4 1841 1848

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