The Little Red Circle Floating above an App Icon: Badge Notifications And The Relation to State and Trait FoMO and Procrastination

<p>Procrastination is not a new concept in terms of research related to college students. The use of social media is at an all-time high with the development of new platforms and the improvement of others. Students face many challenges throughout their academic career, and the fear of missing out (FoMO) is one. FoMO happens when people feel left out or in the dark on a situation. The use of push notifications allows people to be notified instantaneously about events and celebrations, both with friends and strangers on social media. These notifications are not only displayed momentarily but are also reminded to the user by the badge notification that remains on the app icon. This study employs a survey to assess the difference between FoMO trait and state and procrastination trait and state as they relate to the number of badge notifications in social media platforms’ app icons. A survey of college students was utilized to examine these relationships. No significant finding was identified in relation to the number of badge notifications present. The findings did reinforce the relationship between social media use and psychological behaviors (procrastination and FoMO).</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• Turlich, Huey P, Jr.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lindsey Maxwell, PHD
• David Davies, PHD
• Brent Hale, PHD

• FoMo
• Number of Badge Notifications
• Procrastination
• Social Media Use
• Communication Technology and New Media
• Mass Communication
• Social Media

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/1162

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-2254