Abstract :
The massive flow of easily-accessed information in social media has affected teenagers with
high level of neuroticism hard to control their behaviour in using social media. As consequence,
they are prone to experience anxiety that other people are engaging in some more fun and
valuable activities and that they miss the chance to engage in those activities. This anxiety is
known as “Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)”. This study aimed to investigate the correlation
between neuroticism and the Fear of Missing Out among teenagers who actively use social
media. This study used correlational study design with purposive sampling. Subjects of this
study were teenagers between the age of 13-18 that actively use social media in recent month.
The instrument used were the Big Five Inventory (BFI) and modified Fear of Missing Out
(FoMO) Scale. Data were analysed using the Pearson Product Moment. Correlation results
showed that there was significant positive correlation between neuroticism and Fear of Missing
out (FoMO) scores among teenagers. Coefficient value of the correlation (r) was 0,464 with p
= 0,00 < 0,01. It can be conclude, the higher the tendency of the teenagers having neuroticism,
the higher risk of experiencing anxiety that other people’s activities are more fun and valuable.
The contribution of the neuroticism to the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) was 21,5%.