Correlation between Fear of Missing out and Night Eating Syndrome among University Students
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Abstract
Objective: The aim was to explore the relationship between Night Eating Syndrome (NES) and experiencing Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) among college students in Oman.
Method: A descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional design was performed on 266 university students studying at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. The data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, Night Eating Syndrome and Fear of Missing Out questionnaires. Data analysis was performed through Pearson correlation, One-way ANOVA and independent t-test using SPSS 24 software
Results: The participants’ ages ranged between 18 and 30 years (M = 21.15; SD = 1.97). The majority of the participants were female (204, 76.7%), single (266, 97.7%), and 152 (57.1%) lived on campus Overall, a weak positive and nonsignificant correlation between FoMO and NES and a significant difference between males and females in the mean score of FoMO (P = 0.005) was noticed. The mean score of NES among students who live on campus was higher than for those living off campus (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: This study explored a limited aspect of the relationship between fear of missing out and night eating behaviors among university students in Oman. There was no significant direct relationship between both variables. The study needs to be repeated using a larger sample size and more rigorous methods to calculate the number of snacks/day, and the number of meals/day
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2. Jena R. Compulsive use of smartphone and technostress: a study among Indian students. Int J Appl Bus Econ Res. 2015;13(1):353-62.
3. Tomczyk Ł, Selmanagic-Lizde E. Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) among youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina — Scale and selected mechanisms. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2018;88:541-9.
4. Fuster H, Chamarro A, Oberst U. Fear of Missing Out, online social networking and mobile phone addiction: A latent profile approach. Aloma. 2017 Oct 13;35(1):22-30.
5. Enez Darcin A, Kose S, Noyan CO, Nurmedov S, Yılmaz O, Dilbaz N. Smartphone addiction and its relationship with social anxiety and loneliness. Behav Inf Technol. 2016;35(7):520-5.
6. Elhai JD, Levine JC, Dvorak RD, Hall BJ. Fear of missing out, need for touch, anxiety and depression are related to problematic smartphone use. Comput Human Behav. 2016;63:509-16.
7. Rebold MJ, Sheehan T, Dirlam M, Maldonado T, O'Donnell D. The impact of cell phone texting on the amount of time spent exercising at different intensities. Comput Human Behav. 2016;55:167-71.
8. David P, Kim J-H, Brickman JS, Ran W, Curtis CM. Mobile phone distraction while studying. New Media Soc. 2015;17(10):1661-79.
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22. Park K. Dietary and lifestyle habits and dietary behaviors according to level of smartphone addiction in university students in Kyungnam Province. J Korean Diet Assoc. 2017;23(4):408-30.
23. Vogel EA, Rose JP, Roberts LR, Eckles K. Social comparison, social media, and self-esteem. Psychol Pop Media Cult. 2014;3(4):206.
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27. Borzekowski DL, Schenk S, Wilson JL, Peebles R. e-Ana and e-Mia: A content analysis of pro-eating disorder Web sites. Am J Public Health. 2010;100(8):1526-34.
28. Qutishat M, Abu Sharour L. Relationship Between Fear of Missing Out and Academic Performance Among Omani University Students: A Descriptive Correlation Study. Oman Med J. 2019;34(5):404-11.
29. Abel JP, Buff CL, Burr SA. Social media and the fear of missing out: Scale development and assessment. J. Bus. Econ. 2016;14(1):33-44.
30. Milyavskaya M, Saffran M, Hope N, Koestner R. Fear of missing out: prevalence, dynamics, and consequences of experiencing FOMO. Motiv Emot. 2018;42(5):725-37.
31. Alnjadat R, Hmaidi MM, Samha TE, Kilani MM, Hasswan AM. Gender variations in social media usage and academic performance among the students of University of Sharjah. J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2019;14(4):390-4.
32. Chen B, Liu F, Ding S, Ying X, Wang L, Wen Y. Gender differences in factors associated with smartphone addiction: a cross-sectional study among medical college students. BMC Psychiatry. 2017;17(1):341.
33. Lenhart A, Madden M. Teens, privacy & online social networks: How teens manage their online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace: Pew Internet & American Life Project; 2007.
34. Stockton S, Baker D. College students' perceptions of fast food restaurant menu items on health. Am J Health Educ. 2013;44(2):74-80.
35. Sofar SM, Hafeez NAAAE. Relations between Skipping Breakfast, Academic Performance and Body Mass Index among Undergraduate University Nursing Students. Nurs Health Sci . 2019;8(4):32-42.
36. Kabir A, Miah S, Islam A. Factors influencing eating behavior and dietary intake among resident students in a public university in Bangladesh: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2018;13(6):e0198801.
37. Kim H, Pae M. Lifestyle, dietary behavior and snack preference of upper-grade elementary school students in Cheongju according to the usage time of smartphones. Korean J Community Nutr. 2017;22(1):40-52.
38. Abraham S, Noriega BR, Shin JY. College students eating habits and knowledge of nutritional requirements. J Nutr Health. 2018;2(1).
39. Lacaille LJ, Dauner KN, Krambeer RJ, Pedersen J. Psychosocial and environmental determinants of eating behaviors, physical activity, and weight change among college students: a qualitative analysis. J Am Coll Health. 2011;59(6):531-8.
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Ghalib Qutishat M, Al Dameery K, Al Omari O, Al Qadire M. Correlation between Fear of Missing out and Night Eating Syndrome among University Students. Iran J Psychiatry. 2022;17(2):224-229.
