Education & Social Media Literacy:

This principle is one of ten UX principles designed to reduce FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) in the social media experience of college students. To better understand how each principle functions, they are organized within a visual framework that maps them along two axes:

• User-Controlled vs. Platform-Controlled:
  This axis reflects whether the feature or design element is something users can personalize based on their preferences, or if it is set by the platform with limited user control.

• Direct vs. Indirect FOMO:
  This axis shows whether the principle addresses obvious and immediate experiences of FOMO, or more subtle and indirect emotional effects that still contribute to feelings of FOMO.

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Placement Rationale:

This principle is placed between Direct and Indirect FOMO because it focuses on educating users about the different types of FOMO, how they are triggered, and how they can be managed. It leans toward the Platform-Controlled side because platforms are responsible for providing educational content and integrating it into the user experience. However, it is also slightly toward User-Controlled, since users have the ability to choose how they engage with this content and apply it based on their own preferences.