Future anxiety, social curiosity and fear of missing out (FoMo) as determinants of online news addiction: The example of Azerbaijan

This research aims to examine the relationship between online news dependence, future anxiety, social curiosity and Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) too. While the increase in news consumption on the internet, which has left its mark on the digital age of our age, has facilitated individuals' access to news, it has also brought about various psychological effects associated with excessive news consumption. Nowadays, many people, especially youngers, try to do almost all their works over internet. As individuals using the internet for both communication and entertainment and games, they adapt to the virtual world, which increases social media addiction and the FoMO. Many social media channels, where their content, usage motivations, focus points and opportunities offered vary, actively offer their users the opportunity to share in various formats. In addition, presenting how the psychological behaviors created by the internet affect students is one of the aims of this research. Universe, what will examine the mediating role example of Azerbaijani students in this research, consists of mostly youngers. The pattern of the research chosen university learners, who living in Baku. Priority was given to students who use the internet and watch the news continuously on the internet. Participants limited 430 students who uses internet from 4 universities. Today's young people increasing time they spend on the internet day by day. While this situation negatively affects young people's physical and psychological health, it also shapes their school success and social life within this framework. Especially university students spend their time with academic success and social activities, etc. Instead of evaluating it with things that can add value to oneself, such as hanging on the internet, thinking about the future and falling into a FOMO state. İt's essencial that question the reasons for this addiction of young people, reveal the results and develop possible solutions in this direction.