Mindfulness Therapy to Lower the Tendency to Fear of Missing Out (FoMo)
Lisda Sofia, Rina Rifayanti, P. Amalia, Louise Monica Kurnia Gultom
Jurnal Aisyah Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan May 25, 2023 DOI: 10.30604/jika.v8i2.2018 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractMindfulness therapy reduced fear of missing out (FoMO) scores among Generation Z Instagram users in the experimental group, but the reduction was not significantly different from the control group. Sixteen participants were split evenly into experimental and control groups. The experimental group showed a significant decrease in FoMO scores after therapy (p = 0.017), but between-group comparison found no significant difference (p = 0.139).
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Two-group pre-test post-test design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 16 |
| Population | Generation Z Instagram users |
| Intervention | Mindfulness therapy |
| Keywords | Psychology |
| Key finding | Mindfulness therapy significantly reduced FoMO scores within the experimental group, but the difference between the experimental and control groups was not statistically significant. |
Abstract
This research was conducted to decide the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy in reducing the tendency of fear of missing out (FoMO) for Z generation who are active in using social media Instagram. This study used a research design in the form of a two-group pre-test post-test design. The subjects in this study were 16 generation Z Instagram users who were divided into two groups, namely 8 Z generation of Instagram users who were included in the experimental group and 8 generation Z Instagram users who were included in the control group. Measurement of the fear of missing out (FoMO) tendency experienced by research subjects was measured using the fear of missing out (FoMO) scale adapted. The data analysis used in this study was the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney U Test using SPSS 26 for Windows software. The results of the analysis obtained using the Wilcoxon test by comparing the score of fear of missing out (FoMO) in the experimental group between before and after giving mindfulness therapy treatment showed a value of Z = -2.384 and a value of p = 0.017 (p < 0.05), which means that there is a difference fear of missing out (FoMO) scores before and after being given mindfulness therapy, so there was a significant decrease in fear of missing out (FoMO) after being given mindfulness therapy. Based on the results of the analysis using the Mann-Whitney U Test, the value of Z = -1.481 and the p value = 0.139 (p > 0.05), which means that there is no difference in the level of fear of missing out (FoMO) between the experimental group given mindfulness therapy treatment and the control group who did not. given mindfulness therapy treatment.