Academic Procrastination and Fomo the Mediating Role of Career Stress

This study examines the mediating role of career stress in the relationship between university students’ academic procrastination and fear of missing out (FoMO) regarding social media updates. In this context, research data were collected from 449 university students who volunteered to participate in the study. The research data were collected using the Academic Procrastination Scale, the Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Scale on social media, and the Career Stress Scale. For the analysis of demographic data within the scope of the research, frequencies, percentages, and mean scores were obtained. Tests for normality were performed, and the dataset met the normality assumption. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to calculate correlations between variables. The PROCESS macro add-in was used to test whether career stress mediates the relationship between academic procrastination and fear of missing out (FoMO) on social media. The findings reveal positive and significant relationships among academic procrastination, fear of missing out, and career stress. When examining the indirect effects related to the mediating role of career stress, the indirect effect of fear of missing out on social media updates on academic procrastination behavior through career stress is significant. This result reveals that career stress partially mediates the relationship between fear of missing out on social media updates and academic procrastination behavior.