The Joy of Digital Missing Out among University Students

Abstract

The present study aims to measure the level of the joy of digital missing out among university students, as well as to examine the differences in this joy based on the variables of gender and academic major, To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers relied on the Joy of Digital Missing Out Scale developed by Khalid in 2022, consisting of 20 items. The researchers extracted the psychometric properties of the scale, such as validity and reliability, Afterwards, the scale was administered to a sample of 381 male and female university students, The results showed that university students experience a high level of the joy of digital missing out. Furthermore, the findings revealed no statistically significant differences based on gender (male and female) or academic major (scientific and humanities). Based on these results, the researchers presented a set of recommendations and suggestions.