How can social networks design trigger fear of missing out?
Authors: Alutaybi, A., Arden-Close, E., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R.
Journal: Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Volume: 2019-October
Pages: 3758-3765
ISSN: 1062-922X
DOI: 10.1109/SMC.2019.8914672
Abstract:Social Network Sites (SNSs) are meant to facilitate interaction between people. The design of SNSs employs persuasive techniques with the aim of enhancing the user experience but also increasing interaction and user retention.Examples include the personalisation of content, temporarily available feeds, and notification and alert features. Socialness is now being embedded in new paradigms such as the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems where devices can link people to each other and increase relatedness and group creation. One of the phenomena associated with such persuasion techniques is the experience of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). FoMO typically refers to the preoccupation of SNS users with being deprived of interaction while offline. The salience, mood modification and conflict typically experienced as part of FoMO, are symptoms of digital addiction (DA). Despite recognition of the widespread experience of FoMO, existing research focuses on user psychology to interpret it. The contribution of SNS design in triggering FoMO remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we conduct a multi-stage qualitative research including interviews, a diary study and three focus group sessions to explore the relationship between SNS features and FoMO. Our findings demonstrate how the different SNS features act as persuasion triggers for certain kinds of FoMO. Also, we suggest features that could be introduced to social network sites to allow individuals to manage FoMO and identify the principles and challenges associated with engineering them.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32620/
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How Can Social Networks Design Trigger Fear of Missing Out?
Authors: Alutaybi, A., Arden-Close, E., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R.
Journal: 2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN AND CYBERNETICS (SMC)
Pages: 3758-3765
ISSN: 1062-922X
DOI: 10.1109/smc.2019.8914672
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32620/
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How Can Social Networks Design Trigger Fear of Missing Out?
Authors: Alutaybi, A., Arden-Close, E., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R.
Conference: The 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2019)
Dates: 6-9 October 2019
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32620/
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How Can Social Networks Design Trigger Fear of Missing Out?
Authors: Alutaybi, A., Arden-Close, E., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K. and Ali, R.
Journal: SMC
Pages: 3758-3765
Publisher: IEEE
ISBN: 978-1-7281-4569-3
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32620/
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How Can Social Networks Design Trigger Fear of Missing Out?
Authors: Alutaybi, A., Arden-Close, E., McAlaney, J., Stefanidis, A., Phalp, K.T. and Ali, R.
Conference: The 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC 2019).
Abstract:Social Network Sites (SNSs) are meant to facilitate interaction between people. The design of SNSs employs persuasive techniques with the aim of enhancing the user experience but also increasing interaction and user retention.
Examples include the personalisation of content, temporarily available feeds, and notification and alert features. Socialness is now being embedded in new paradigms such as the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems where devices can link people to each other and increase relatedness and group creation. One of the phenomena associated with such persuasion techniques is the experience of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO). FoMO typically refers to the preoccupation of SNS users with being deprived of interaction while offline. The salience, mood modification and conflict typically experienced as part of FoMO, are symptoms of digital addiction (DA). Despite recognition of the widespread experience of FoMO, existing research focuses on user psychology to interpret it. The contribution of SNS design in triggering FoMO remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we conduct a multi-stage qualitative research including interviews, a diary study and three focus group sessions to explore the relationship between SNS features and FoMO. Our findings demonstrate how the different SNS features act as persuasion triggers for certain kinds of FoMO. Also, we suggest features that could be introduced to social network sites to allow individuals to manage FoMO and identify the principles and challenges associated with engineering them.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/32620/
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