An Investigation of the Relationship between Nomophobia and Social and Emotional Loneliness of Turkish University Students

Abstract

This research was conducted to measure the relationship and effects of social and emotional loneliness levels of university students to nomophobia levels. The sample of this study consisted of 692 university students who attended Trakya University in Edirne province of Turkey. The findings obtained in this study showed that it was observed that there was a significant relationship between the level of nomophobia of the university students and the loneliness in the familial relations, one of the sub-dimensions of social and emotional loneliness Scale. In addition, no significant relationship with nomophobia was observed regarding loneliness in social and emotional relations. In conclusion, an increase in the sense of loneliness experienced by university students in familial relationships may suggest that it increases the risk of nomophobia.

The direct and indirect effects of workplace loneliness on FoMO: Nomophobia and general belongingness

“…Similarly, the effects of workplace loneliness on nomophobia and general belongingness levels were not statistically significant. When the related literature is examined, it is noteworthy that most of the studies focus on the relationships between loneliness, nomophobia and FoMO, especially on adolescents and university students (Çelebi et al, 20202;Gezgin & Ümmet, 2021;Pourmohseni Koluri et al, 2020). As a matter of fact, in a systematic review study conducted by Rodríguez-García et al ( 2020), 42 studies were specifically analyzed to examine the existing literature on nomophobia, and according to the results of these studies, it was revealed that nomophobia was generally investigated among adolescents and university students.…”