The Effect of Fear of Missing Out and Organizational Indiffirence on Cyberloafing Behavior: A Study on Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of fear of missing out and organizational indiffirence on cyberloafing behavior. For this purpose, data were collected from 167 students of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Education, Department of Social Studies Education by convenience sampling method in the period covering February-March 2023. In the questionnaire used in the research, the fear of missing out scale developed by Przybylski (2013) and consisting of 10 statements; the organizational indiffirence scale developed by Fard et al. (2011) and consisting of 13 statements; and the cyberloafing scale developed by Blanchard and Henle (2008) and consisting of 20 statements were used. In the study, quantitative research correlational survey model, one of the designs, was used. T-test, ANOVA, reliability analysis, factor analysis, correlation and regression analyses were performed on the collected data. According to the results of the analysis, both fear of missing out and indifference behaviors affect cyberloafing behaviors. In addition, fear of missing out, organizational indifference and cyberloafing behaviors differ according to the gender and grade of the students. With this study, it was tried to explain from a scientific perspective the cyberloafing, fear of missing out and organizational indifference behaviors observed by academics and lecturers during teahchingment.