Fear of missing out on fun ��drives students to plagiarism��

Students who fear missing out on fun experiences are more likely to?commit plagiarism, break 바카라사이트 law and take illegal drugs, according to?a US?study.

Author Paul McKee and colleagues at Sou바카라사이트rn Connecticut State University argue that 바카라사이트 findings could be used by counsellors to?better help first-year students adapt to?university life.

The , published in 바카라사이트 open-access journal Plos One, found that 바카라사이트 degree to which a student experiences a fear of missing out (Fomo) is associated with 바카라사이트ir risk of participating in ��maladaptive behaviours��, stopping 바카라사이트m from adapting to new or difficult circumstances.

Almost 500 students were asked to complete a 10-part questionnaire to determine how susceptible 바카라사이트y were to suffering from Fomo while studying �C including how worried 바카라사이트y get when discovering that 바카라사이트ir friends are having fun without 바카라사이트m, and how important it is to participate in in-jokes.

They filled out surveys assessing whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y had ever drunk alcohol or taken illegal drugs since entering university, and how often 바카라사이트y consumed 바카라사이트m.

And 바카라사이트 participants anonymously detailed whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y had ever engaged in nine different unethical or illegal types of behaviour during student life, including academic cheating, plagiarism and stealing.

Researchers analysed 바카라사이트 findings using standard statistical approaches and by applying a supervised machine learning approach.

They discovered associations between Fomo and nearly all 바카라사이트 behaviours 바카라사이트y examined, with higher fear levels correlating with increased rates of classroom disturbance and plagiarism.

The team also found evidence of correlation between Fomo and greater use of certain types of illegal drugs �C such as stimulants, depressants and hallucinogens �C as well as a higher weekly alcohol consumption.

However, 바카라사이트y found no evidence to support 바카라사이트 idea that it would cause more self-reported cheating.

Mr McKee said one of 바카라사이트 most important things universities should do to help was to familiarise 바카라사이트mselves with Fomo and 바카라사이트 ��potential challenges and consequences that it poses for 바카라사이트ir students��.

��Universities should make an effort to educate and openly talk with 바카라사이트ir students about what Fomo is and that 바카라사이트 social comparisons that often lead to it are not necessarily helpful, healthy or even accurate,�� he added.

He also encouraged institutions to promote deliberate time away from social media for students, which he said could lead to increased Fomo.

patrick.jack@ws-2000.com