Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Pada Mahasiswa Pengguna Media Sosial: Bagaimana Korelasi Dengan Kecerdasan Emosional?

Abstract

The high use of social media among university students tends to have a negative impact on the individual's psychological condition. One of them is the fear of missing out (FOMO), which is a feeling of fear of being left behind in information and events that encourages the formation of negative feelings and behavior. Protective factors are needed so that the level of fear of missing out (FOMO) does not increase, and one of them is emotional intelligence. However, there has been no correlational study between emotional intelligence and fear of missing out (FOMO) in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aims to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence and fear of missing out (FOMO) in university student social media users, with a quantitative correlational approach on study participants who are: (1) university students; (2) aged 18-24 years; and (3) using at least one social media. A total of 220 study participants were obtained by convenience sampling. Data collection was carried out using the Online Fear of Missing Out Inventory (ON-FOMO; 20 items; α = .792) and Alat Ukur Kecerdasan Emosional Tarumanagara (Tarumanagara Emotional Intelligence Measurement Inventory; 28 items; α = .893). The study data were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment, and the results showed that there was a negative correlation between emotional intelligence and fear of missing out (FOMO; rxy = - .480 > rtable; p = .000 < .05), with the strength of the relationship in the Medium category. These results mean that the higher the emotional intelligence, the lower the level of fear of missing out (FOMO), and vice versa. In addition, the results of this study show that emotional intelligence influences fear of missing out (FOMO) by 23%, with the remaining 77% contribution influenced by other factors not discussed in this study.Tingginya penggunaan media sosial pada mahasiswa cenderung menimbulkan dampak negatif pada kondisi psikologis individu. Salah satu adalah fear of missing out (FOMO), yaitu perasaan takut akan ketertinggalan informasi dan peristiwa yang mendorong terbentuknya perasaan dan perilaku negatif. Dibutuhkan faktor protektif agar tingkat fear of missing out (FOMO) tidak semakin tinggi, dan salah satunya adalah kecerdasan emosional. Walaupun demikian, belum terdapat studi korelasional antara kecerdasan emosional dengan fear of missing out (FOMO) di Indonesia. Maka dari itu, studi ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi hubungan antara kecerdasan emosional dengan fear of missing out (FOMO) pada mahasiswa pengguna media sosial, dengan pendekatan kuantitatif korelasional pada partisipan studi yang merupakan: (1) mahasiswa; (2) berusia 18-24 tahun; dan (3) menggunakan minimal satu media sosial. Sebanyak 220 partisipan studi diperoleh dengan convenience sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan Online Fear of Missing Out Inventory (ON-FOMO; 20 butir; α = 0,792) dan Alat Ukur Kecerdasan Emosional Tarumanagara (28 butir; α = 0,893). Data dianalisis dengan Pearson’s Product Moment, dan hasil menunjukkan bahwa terdapat korelasi negatif antara kecerdasan emosional dan fear of missing out (FOMO; rxy = - 0,480 > rtabel; p = 0,000 < 0,05), dengan kekuatan hubungan pada kategori Sedang. Hasil tersebut berarti semakin tinggi kecerdasan emosional, maka semakin rendah tingkat fear of missing out (FOMO), dan demikian pula sebaliknya. Selain itu, hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa kecerdasan emosional memengaruhi fear of missing out (FOMO) sebesar 23%, dengan sisa kontribusi 77% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak dibahas dalam studi ini