FOMO and Social Media Engagement by Millennial employees
It has been mentioned earlier that Millennials expect an abundance of
information, fast communication and a platform to share their
information. In this case, social media platforms are best suited to
satisfy the needs of this generation. They can utilize social media
websites/applications to retrieve information, communicate efficiently
with their peers and share their own experiences. Social media is used
extensively in organizations nowadays, therefore, it is crucial to
address whether the use of this tool would result in an improvement or
deterioration of performance by the employees. It appears that the use
of social media can be advantageous as well as detrimental to work
performance depending on dispositional and situational factors.
Studies conducted in the past have shown a positive relationship between
social media engagement and FOMO (Przybylski et al., 2013). According to
one study, young adolescents have reported a feeling of disconnectedness
and missing out without access to online communication, which encouraged
them to keep their phones within reach at night (Vorderer et al., 2016).
This suggested that individuals have a desire to stay connected to the
internet consistently, even at bedtime (Scott & Woods, 2016). The
devices are used in order to have access to social media applications.
Therefore, when individuals experience FOMO when they’re out of touch
with their peers, they are likely to engage in social media activities.