Interpersonal Communication in Overcoming Fear of Missing Out Students at The Darul 'Ulum Boarding School Muaro Jambi

Abstract

This research is motivated by the efforts of the Darul 'Ulum Islamic Boarding School Muaro Jambi
students in overcoming the symptoms of Fear of Missing out Excessive use of Social Media. The research
objective was to determine the role of interpersonal communication in overcoming the symptoms of
Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) for students who use social media. The method used in this research is
qualitative. Interviews were conducted with 21 informants selected by purposive sampling. Data
analysis uses the Miles and Huberman method. The results of the study show that the impact of fear of
missing out for students is experiencing anxiety if they do not access social media, social media becomes
a medium of expression, experiencing toxic productivity and the emergence of apathy. The causes of the
symptoms of fear of missing out are the desire to always be connected with other people, the intensity
of excessive use of social media and always accessing social media even without interest. Interpersonal
communication efforts in overcoming thesymptoms of fear of missing out students, namely, limiting the
use of social media, adopting the Joy of missing out (Jomo) approach, increasing openness among fellow
students, increasing empathy and providing mutual support.