THE IMPACT OF FA,AR OF MISSING OUT ON INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFOMANCE: MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB STREES IN BANKING II\DUSTRY OF BATTICALOA

Abstract

This study examined the main research problem, to what extent the Job stress mediate the relationship between the Fear of missing out (FOMO) and Individual job performance of Systematic important banks (SIB) in Batticaloa. Hence, this research was carried out with the ultimate research objective, to determine whether Job stress mediate the relationship between FOMO and Individual job performance of SIBs in Batticaloa. Furthermore, conceptual model has been developed to link the study variables and dimensions. Thus, four hypotheses were formed to test the impact level of FOMO, Individual job performance and Job stress of banking employees in the study area. Quantitative methodology has been applied for this research study and questionnaires were used to collect data from the employees of SIBs in Batticaloa. 200 questionnaires were distributed to the banking employees by using Stratified proportionate simple random sampling method. Further Descriptive, Correlation and Regressions analysis have been performed for the analysis purpose. Findings have shown that FOMO and Individual Job performance are in high level while Job stress in moderate level among the respondents. Furtherrnore, it was also found that there is a negative relationship between the FOMO and individual job performance, the positive relationship between the FOMO and Job stress and the negative relationship between Individual job performance and Job stress. Major finding of this study was Job stress partially mediate the relationship between FOMO and Individual job performance of SIBs employees in Batticaloa. These findings would be useful to employees to concern FOMO and job stress in order to develop their Individual j ob performance