From FOMO to JOMO: A Literature Review on Social Media Disconnection and Its Role in User Ambivalence

Yuhan Zhang

2025

Abstract

Over-reliance on social media can lead to a unique phenomenon - Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), marked by anxiety about missing others' experiences. It is worth noting that users are engaging in social media disconnection, creating a positive psychological phenomenon - Joy of Missing Out (JOMO). This paper systematically analyses the dynamic relationship between FOMO and JOMO and the contradictory psychological and behavioural manifestations of users during the disconnection process through a literature review. The final conclusion is that social media use is positively correlated with FOMO and that there is a causal relationship. In this case, users' disconnection behaviour through social media can effectively catalyse the generation of JOMO. However, behavioural habits, psychological factors, social ties, and residual FOMO generate conflicting post-disconnection emotions.This also reveals the uncertainty of disconnection behaviour and provides theoretical support for the formulation of scientific disconnection strategies in the future.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhang Y. (2025). From FOMO to JOMO: A Literature Review on Social Media Disconnection and Its Role in User Ambivalence. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Public Relations and Media Communication - Volume 1: PRMC; ISBN 978-989-758-778-8, SciTePress, pages 484-489. DOI: 10.5220/0013993700004916

in Bibtex Style

@conference{prmc25,
author={Yuhan Zhang},
title={From FOMO to JOMO: A Literature Review on Social Media Disconnection and Its Role in User Ambivalence},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Public Relations and Media Communication - Volume 1: PRMC},
year={2025},
pages={484-489},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013993700004916},
isbn={978-989-758-778-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Public Relations and Media Communication - Volume 1: PRMC
TI - From FOMO to JOMO: A Literature Review on Social Media Disconnection and Its Role in User Ambivalence
SN - 978-989-758-778-8
AU - Zhang Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 484
EP - 489
DO - 10.5220/0013993700004916
PB - SciTePress