cal ating ▁amount ▁of ▁real - time ▁information . ▁According ▁to ▁uses ▁and ▁grat ifications ▁theory , ▁people ▁act ively ▁choose ▁and ▁use ▁social ▁media ▁to ▁ful fill ▁their ▁specific ▁needs , ▁such ▁as ▁their ▁needs ▁for ▁information ▁or ▁stay ing ▁connected ▁with ▁others ▁through ▁social izing . ▁For ▁people ▁who ▁gra pp le ▁with ▁F OM O , ▁social ▁media ▁invol vement ▁could ▁be ▁attract ive ▁because ▁it ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁convenient ▁tool ▁to ▁be ▁soci ally ▁connected ▁with ▁a ▁relatively ▁low ▁cost . ▁ ▁Self - det erm ination ▁theory ▁cont ends ▁that ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁psych ological ▁satisfaction ▁in ▁their ▁compet ence , ▁aut onomy , ▁and ▁related ness ▁consist ▁of ▁three ▁basic ▁psych ological ▁needs ▁for ▁human ▁be ings . ▁People ▁with ▁lower ▁levels ▁of ▁basic ▁psych ological ▁satisfaction ▁reported ▁a ▁higher ▁level ▁of ▁F OM O ; ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁a ▁significant ▁correlation ▁was ▁identified ▁between ▁basic ▁psych ological ▁satisfaction ▁and ▁F OM O . ▁In ▁addition , ▁nearly ▁four ▁in ▁ten ▁young ▁people ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁experience ▁F OM O ▁sometimes ▁or ▁often . ▁F OM O ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁neg atively ▁correl ated ▁with ▁age , ▁and ▁men ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁than ▁women ▁to ▁report ▁F OM O . ▁ ▁Ext ra version , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁Mer ri am - Web ster , ▁is ▁when ▁an ▁individual ▁whose ▁attention ▁and ▁interests ▁are ▁directed ▁wh olly ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁outside ▁the ▁self . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁individuals ▁who ▁are ▁ext ro ver ts