FEAR OF MISSING OUT AS AN OBJECT OF STUDY IN INFORMATION SCIENCE

Abstract

This research aims to establish theoretical relationships between the phenomenon of Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Information Science, with an emphasis on Information and Health. It is based on basic and exploratory research with a qualitative approach. The method used is bibliographic research, employing databases such as BRAPCI and SCOPUS to construct the theoretical corpus. The choice of these databases is justified by their broad scope for Health Sciences and Information Science. The results determine that Fear of Missing Out may be associated with infopathologies such as information anxiety, information normosis, digital stress, and information fatigue, also relating to doomscrulling practices on social networks. Health literacy, unlike infopathologies, presents itself as a possibility of critical empowerment of the subject and combating FoMO. It is concluded that Fear of Missing Out is a potential object of study for Information Science, considering its repercussions in the informational context. This research demonstrates connections with the field of Information and Health, although it is perceived that this phenomenon cuts across other theoretical and epistemological aspects of the area.