Powerfully tecnologized, powerlessly connected: The psychosemiotics of nomophobia

Akun, Andreas; Andreani, Wiwik

doi:10.1109/hsi.2017.8005051

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“…Nomophobia is more prevalent among young adults and teenagers [5]. Many studies have revealed a higher prevalence rate of nomophobia among university students in different countries around the world, such as India, South America, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia [6][7][8][9][10]. The main drawbacks of nomophobia among students are sleep disturbances and poor academic achievement.…”

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The Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Medical Undergraduates at the College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Alkalash,

Aldawsari,

Alfahmi

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Background: Nomophobia, or no mobile phone phobia, is a term used to describe psychological conditions when people fear being without a mobile phone. Objectives: This study aimed to measure the prevalence of nomophobia, its associated factors, and its impact on the academic performance of medical undergraduates at Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study included a simple random sample of 595 medical undergraduates. The study administered the Nomophobia Questionnaire, which had been validated in previous articles, using an interview-based model. The collected data were reviewed and entered into the IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 26 (Released 2019; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York) for analysis. Results: A total of 595 medical students were included in this study. Most of them (99%, n = 589) had different degrees of nomophobia, while only a small percentage (1%, n = 6) did not exhibit it. The younger medical students (18-19 years old) showed significantly higher percentages of moderate to severe nomophobia in comparison to older students (P = 0.028), while there was no significant relationship between nomophobia and academic performance, despite the fact that 128 (77.1%) of students with severe nomophobia had grade point averages (GPAs) of 3.5-4.0, compared to 244 (69.1%) of students with moderate nomophobia (P = 0.150). Conclusions: This study concludes that the prevalence rate of nomophobia is generally high among medical undergraduates at UQU in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. This disorder was detected more among younger medical undergraduates, with no significant effects on their academic performance. It is mandatory to conduct more studies with larger sample sizes of different university students (medical and non-medical) to identify factors that lead to the development of nomophobia. Qualitative research among groups of university students will add more deep information about this disorder. Health education programs should be designed and targeted at university students, focusing on the harmful health effects of excessive use of mobile phones and measures to prevent this disorder.

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The Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Medical Undergraduates at the College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Alkalash,

Aldawsari,

Alfahmi

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…Despite their considerable positive impacts, smartphones have a seemingly minor negative impact, called nomophobia, which can be as serious as the positive side if these phones are not used intelligently [7]. Nomophobia is an abbreviation of the English "no mobile phone phobia," which translates into the fear of not having a cell phone.…”

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Determining Symptomatic Factors of Nomophobia in Peruvian Students from the National University of Engineering

Rosales-Huamani¹,

Guzman-Lopez²,

Aroni-Vilca³

et al. 2019

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The use of cell phones has increased worldwide in the past few decades, particularly in children and adolescents. Using these devices provides personal benefits. Communicating through cell phones was a very important factor in the socioeconomic progress of developed countries. However, it is beyond doubt that its indiscriminate use can accompany certain psychiatric disorders or cause some disorder in a person, within the phobic group of anxiety disorders called nomophobia—associated with anxiety, nervousness, discomfort, and distress when contact with the smartphone is lost, mainly in young users. This research proposal aims to identify symptoms that have not yet been detected by intensive cell phone use, considering that in Peru there are few studies of human health engineering and the physical mental health. Is for this reason that in our study, we sought to identify the symptomatic factors of nomophobia presented by students at the National University of Engineering and its interference with their academic life. To accomplish this study, we designed a questionnaire according to our reality with the use of focus groups techniques when the test was taken in class. Three symptomatic factors of nomophobia were identified: feelings of anxiety, compulsive smartphone use, and feelings of anxiety and panic. The study included a representative sample of 461 students of different years of study engineering (21\% women, 79\% men, over 17 years of age). Finally, given the widespread adoption of smartphones and their integration into educational environments, the results of this study can help educators understand students’ inclination to use their smartphones at all times.

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Smartphone Data Analysis for Nomophobic Behavior Among University Students During Lockdown in India

Arora,

Chakraborty,

Bhatia

et al. 2024

2024 14th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science &Amp;amp; Engineering (Confluence)

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Powerfully tecnologized, powerlessly connected: The psychosemiotics of nomophobia

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

The Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Medical Undergraduates at the College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

The Prevalence of Nomophobia and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Medical Undergraduates at the College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Determining Symptomatic Factors of Nomophobia in Peruvian Students from the National University of Engineering

Smartphone Data Analysis for Nomophobic Behavior Among University Students During Lockdown in India

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