A Survey on the Role of Demographic Factors and University Students’ Level of Nomophobia

Abstract

The popularity of smartphones among university students is associated with the numerous features and functionalities they provide. A smartphone is the best example in this study since it is a much close gadget to people. It is an essential part to be tackled by everyone to sustain a better and more harmonious interaction among students especially. As a consequence, nomophobia is one of the symptoms of a bad disease that is happening around the world since technology has become a vital thing in our daily life. This study examined the level of nomophobia in one of the public universities located in Selangor, Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey among undergraduate and postgraduate students was approached for this study. Among 300 questionnaires distributed and employed, only 271 were useable. Results found that most of the students had a moderate level of nomophobia. Gender, age, and current academic undertaking were tested to observe whether they played a significant difference in their level of nomophobia. Surprisingly, only their current academic undertaking had a significant difference. This study is very crucial for the university authorities to intervene and find a solution to overcome the growing trends of nomophobia among students when they depend too much on the usage of smartphones.

Nomophobia May Increase the Risk of Anxiety, Depression, and Social Isolation

“…11 In another study, Husniesham et al, observed no significant difference in the level of nomophobia across gender among study participants. 12 In meta-analysis study on nomophobia among Turkish people revealed that females had higher mean nomophobia scale scores than males. 13 Nomophobia is also linked to the fear of being unable to communicate, losing one's connection, feeling lonely, and losing one's comfort.…”