Pengaruh Fear of Missing Out terhadap Social Networking Addiction Pada Remaja K-popers di Kota Medan

Abstract

This research aims to determine the effect of Fear of Missing on Social Networking Addiction on K-popers teenagers in Medan City. This study used research subjects totaling 129 adolescents with an age range of 10-19 years. The sampling technique used in this research is accidental sampling. The measuring instruments used are the Fear of Missing Out Scale by Przybylski, Murayama, DeHaan, Gladwell (2013) and the Social Networking Addiction Scale by Shahnawaz & Rehman (2020). Analysis of the data used is a simple linear regression analysis using SPSS. The results showed that there was a significant positive effect between Fear of Missing Out on Social Networking Addiction in K- popers teenagers. It was found that R Squared = 0.199, that is, Fear of Missing Out affects Social Networking Addiction by 19,9%. These results can be used for further researchers as reference material for similar research.