Abstract:

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of individuals' self-efficacy on the fear of missing out during the covid-19 pandemic process. Method: The sample of this study, which has a relational nature, consists of 660 people over the age of 18 from across the country. The study was carried out with questionnaire forms shared via the internet. In order to determine the personal characteristics of individuals in the questionnaire, the Personal Information form develop In order to determine the personal characteristics of the individuals in the questionnaire “The Personal Information form” developed by the researchers was used with “Self-Efficacy Scale” developed by Sherer et al. (1982), adapted into Turkish by Yıldırım and İlhan (2010) and “The Fear of Missing Out Scale” developed by Przyblski et al. (2013), adapted into Turkish by Gökler et al. (2016). Findings: In the study, self-efficacy does not differ according to gender and education level. Fear of missing out, on the other hand, does not differ according to gender, but differs according to educational status. In addition, it can be stated that the increase in the self-efficacy of individuals will have an effect on reducing their fear of missing out on developments. Discussion: As a result of the research, it was found that self-efficacy affects the fear of missing out. In this study, it was stated that the most trusted source from the sources about Covid-19 was the Ministry of Health.

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