Prevalence of nomophobia and factors associated with it: a cross-sectional study

Khilnani, Ajeet Kumar; Thaddanee, Rekha; Khilnani, Gurudas

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20190355

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“…The average nomophobia scores significantly increased with the daily duration spent on mobile phones (p=0.100) similarly, those individual also checked their mobile phones more frequently had significantly higher average nomophobia score (p<0.000) than those who checked their phones less frequently. 9 On relationship the present study showed a positive correlation between the domains of mobile usage and risk of developing nomophobia, which is supported by a study. Gezgin.…”

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Assessment on risk of developing nomophobia among adolescents in selected PU colleges

Shrestha¹,

Rajesh²,

Kesavan³

2021

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Background: The term Nomophobia (NO MOBILE PHONE PHOBIA) is used to describe a psychological condition when people have a fear of being detached from mobile phone community. It is just like an addiction that harms the person's physical and mental health. Aim: To know the extent of risk in developing Nomophobia among the adolescents. Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey approach with non-experimental research design was adopted for the study. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the 100 adolescents from Narayana PU College at Bangalore. Nomophobia Assessment Likert Scale was used to collect the data from the subjects with 35 items through self administered method. The obtained data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The level of risk of developing Nomophobia among the adolescents was 74% with moderate level of risk and 26% of the adolescents were at severe level of risk in developing Nomophobia. The study findings also stated that the relationship between the pattern of mobile phone usage and risk of developing Nomophobia was positively correlated r= +0.83 at p<0.05. Conclusion:The result of the study is indicative in increasing the risk of developing Nomophobia among younger generation. Further research and multi-centric studies are required to investigate more in depth on the psychological aspects and solutions of Nomophobia.

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Assessment on risk of developing nomophobia among adolescents in selected PU colleges

Shrestha¹,

Rajesh²,

Kesavan³

2021

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“…Duration of mobile phone use compared to India in between 18–29 years of age group, in KSA the majority were using mobile phone for more than ten years 55.9%, and 60.6% in Jordan, on the other hand only 13.29% in India [ 34 ]. This points out that the use of phones in Saudi Arabia and Jordan was earlier in age compared to India.…”

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Prevalence and predictors of nomophobia among the general population in two middle eastern countries

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Background Nomophobia is a psychological condition caused by a fear of disconnecting from others through mobile phones. Aim This study aims to determine the prevalence of and predictors of nomophobia and anxiety symptoms among the general population in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Methods This study was an observational cross-sectional study using a web-based online survey distributed in two middle eastern countries (Saudi Arabia and Jordan) between Jun 24 and Jul 20, 2021. A convenience sample was used to recruit the study participants. Categorical variables were identified as frequencies and percentages. In addition, a binary logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with nomophobia symptoms. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software, version 27 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA), analyzed the data. Results A total of 5,191 responded to the online survey. Around (26.5%) reported that they suffer from an anxiety problem or use a treatment for anxiety. The median daily time spent using a mobile phone (IQR) (minutes) was around 210 min per day. About half of the study sample (51.2%) are diagnosed with dependence syndrome. The binary logistic regression analysis revealed that those within the age group of 30–49 years and 50 years and above) are less likely to have mobile phone dependence compared to those less than 30 years old. Females were 16% at lower risk of developing mobile phone dependence compared to males Married participants were less likely to have mobile phone dependence compared to single participants (OR: 0.62 (95% CI 0.56–0.70)), while divorced participants were at a 46% higher risk of developing mobile phone dependence. Conclusion Nomophobia prevalence among Saudi Arabia and Jordon's population is 51.2%. Several factors may predict mobile phone dependence including age, gender, marital status, and previous history of anxiety.

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“…Another research in India on 331 respondents (58% of men and 42% of women) showed that the incidence of nomophobia was significantly higher for people who frequently used and checked their cellphones on a daily basis. Almost 3/4 (73%) of respondents express how time-consuming it might be to use cellphones and that it also affects the other activities during the day (Khilnani et al, 2019). People who suffer from nomophobia (nomophobes) are not able to put their cellphones aside for a longer amount of time.…”

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Nomophobia Among Slovak Adolescents

Holla¹,

Nagyova²

2020

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This study addresses nomophobia as a growing fear in today's worldthe fear of being out of cellphone contact. Our goal was to detect and map nomophobia among the adolescents. The research sample consisted of 404 adolescents aged 15-20. In terms of research methods, we used Yildrima and Correia's (2015) Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q). The questionnaire dimensionality includes four inter-correlated factors. Nomophobia has been identified in the following caseswhen the adolescents could not perform an immediate communication and once they lost the access to information. This phobia was further detected at several levels as moderate (49% of adolescents), mild (38% of adolescents) and severe (12% of adolescents). Our findings are deemed to be important and necessary in providing support for the reasonable cellphone use at schools and related institutions.

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Prevalence of nomophobia and factors associated with it: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 13 publications

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Assessment on risk of developing nomophobia among adolescents in selected PU colleges

Assessment on risk of developing nomophobia among adolescents in selected PU colleges

Prevalence and predictors of nomophobia among the general population in two middle eastern countries

Nomophobia Among Slovak Adolescents

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