Introduction: Digital development has caused major changes in how people communicate and interact with each other in the last decades, not least thanks to social media. Social media has become an important element explaining the development of new behaviors in humans by highlighting the active choice of living their lives online or offline. Aim: The study aims at analyzing the diagnosis of fatigue syndrome by means of qualitative interviews with Fear of Missing Out. Method: The study uses a qualitative research method with emphasis on interviews. Results: The result is structured three identified themes: Instagram and Facebook usage, The image of itself on Instagram and Facebook, as well as positive and negative feelings with Instagram and Facebook. Conclusion: The study concludes that the negative effects of social media use are largely linked to FoMO and the pursuit of self-realization. Fatigue syndrome and mental illness go hand in hand with the demand for constant digital presence and the dream of "succeeding".
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:su-165537 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Farah, Naiima |
| Publisher | Stockholms universitet, JMK |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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