Developing and validating a questionnaire using mixed methods research caglar yildirim iowa state university follow this and additional works at. Subjects in this study amounted to 540 students of smk in yogyakarta city which is determined through random sampling technique. A proposal for including nomophobia in the new dsmv nicola luigi bragazzi,1,2 giovanni del puente21school of public health, department of health sciences dissal, university of genoa, genoa, italy. Return to article details investigating different dimensions of nomophobia among medical students. Abstract panic disorder refers to the frequent and recurring acute attacks of anxiety. The study aims to determine the effect of selfmanagement in using gadgets against nomophobia in adolescents. A new study from iowa state university has identified some of the central aspects of nomophobia thats no mobile phone phobia with a handy new 20question survey measuring iphone codependence. This study aims at contributing to literature by investigating the role of espoused culture in influencing nomophobia. Part of the databases and information systems commons, and the quantitative, qualitative, comparative, and historical methodologies commons this thesis is. Problematic use of mobile phone and nomophobia among. The recent proliferation of mobile phones and the development of new technology have undeniably changed the way young adults communicate, represent themselves and seek information. Smartphone addiction is no joke, and now theres a scientific way to measure it. The current study aimed to take the first step in evaluating the factor structure of a chinese version of the nomophobia. Nomophobia mobile phone dependence, a study among students of a rural medical college.
Robert weisss test lcsw, csats consisting of 20 questions, of multiple choice, where each item can be answered with a value of 1 to 7, was used to measure the level of nomophobia at the end of the test, a summation is per. Nomophobia psychological effects of cellphones hingoranis n. Prevalence of moderate to severe nomophobia among the study population was 99. Evaluation of the factor structure of the chinese version.
Nomophobia refers to the fear of being out of mobile phone contact or being unreachable through ones mobile phone. Full text a proposal for including nomophobia in the new. Firstly, related to smartphone use, in this study, 23. Was a canadian philosopher of communication and one of the founding fathers of media ecology nomophobia.
This research study sought to contribute to the nomophobia research literature by identifying and describing the dimensions of. Exploring the dimensions of nomophobia computers in. Motivation and emotionbook2014nomophobia and emotion. Prevalence of nomophobia among university students. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement in relation to your smartphone use. The study subjects consisted of 729 students 368 50. Keywords nomophobia, smartphones, young adults, turkey. Number of mobile phones is coming closer to the world population number, as a penetration rate of 96% is expected to be reached by the end. Divya rani singh abstract mobile phone usage is so strongly integrated into young peoples behavior that symptoms of behavioral addiction, such as cell phone usage interrupting their day today activities. Dixit s, shukla h, bhagwat a, bindal a, goyal a, zaidi ak, et al. A crosssectional study was carried out in 200 students of a medical college in bangalore. Data collection using the scale of selfmanagement in using gadgets and. The objectives were to study the prevalence of nomo phobia among mobile phone users. The study group of the study was comprised of 158 students attending a high school in a city center in the central anatolian region in turkey.
The students having nomophobia were maximum from interns 34. Impact of cell phone use interfering with symptoms and. Investigating different dimensions of nomophobia among. Nomophobia is the tendency of individuals to use smartphones excessively so that adolescents experience dependency and anxiety, worry if they cannot connect or be away from a smartphone. Psychometric evaluation of the arabic version of the nomophobia questionnaire. Our innovative approach to data is independently ranked as highly accurate thats why we are one of the mostquoted data sources in the us and across the world. Identify problematic use of mobile phone mp, nomophobia no mobile phone phobia. Methods during the 202014 university period, students from uppernormandy france filled in a selfadministered anonymous questionnaire that has collected information on the ownership of. Nomophobia is defined as the fear of being out of mobile phone contact and is considered a modern age phobia introduced to our lives as a byproduct of the interaction between people and mobile information and communication technologies, especially smartphones. To associate the demographic variables of the students with their level of nomophobia. This research study sought to contribute to the nomophobia research literature by identifying and describing the dimensions of nomophobia and developing a questionnaire to measure nomophobia. This study focused on to examine prevalence of nomophobia among. View of investigating different dimensions of nomophobia. As this is a newly researched phenomenon, a great deal of effort is needed to understand the underlying structure of nomophobia and how it develops.
A study to evaluate mobile phone dependence and impact of. The present study was conducted to reveal high school students. Pdf nomophobia mobile phone dependence, a study among. A total of 301 adolescents were employed for the study and the data were collected via nomophobia nmpq and ucla loneliness shortform uls8 scales. Surveying 92 countries around the world, the authors find that government ownership of banks is still common.
The present study was designed to study the prevalence of nomophobia, dependence pattern and health effects of mobile phone usage. In terms of the relationship between age and nomophobia, the study found that young adults, aged 1824 were most prone to nomophobia with 77% of them identified as nomophobic, followed by users aged 2534 at 68%. A crosssectional study download download pdf investigating different dimensions of nomophobia among medical students. This scientific test will tell you how addicted you are to. The first investigation of mobile phone addiction, a survey conducted by the uk post office in 2008, found that close to 53 percent of people in the uk. Nomophobia 1 denise diaz psy102 laura chesniakphipps.
It is based around the idea that technology and techniques and modes of information play a leading role in human affairs. Full text psychometric evaluation of the arabic version. One study carried out in the united kingdom, showed. This study describes the routine use of mobiles phones mps and investigates the appearance of possible emotional alterations or symptoms related to their use in patients with panic disorder pd.
Downloaded free from com on friday, april 26, 2019, ip. View essay nomophobia from psy 102 at arizona state university. Our study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of nomophobia in the indian scenario considering the tremendous increase in the number of mobile phone users in the past decade. The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disor. Nomophobia no mobile phone phobia can be defined as a situational phobia described by the fear of not having a smartphone available or being incapable of accessing the internet. Based on these characteristics, the nomophobia questionnaire nmpq was designed, showing a fourfactor structure and good psychometric characteristics. A study on nomophobiamobile phone dependence, among students of a medical college in bangalore. Exploring the dimensions of nomophobia developing and. The total score on the nmpq is 20 at its lowest 20 1 or 140 7 20 at its highest. Based on these results, implications, limitations, and further studies were discussed. Nomophobia can have an impact on social, physical and psychological health therefore nomophobia is an important variable to consider but research to reduce nomophobia is still rare. The fear of being out of mobile phone contact media ecology. A study of the attitude, selfefficacy, effort and academic achievement of cityu students towards research methods and statistics lilian k.
Nomophobia an insight intoits psychological aspects in india mobile phone usage needs to be evaluated among general population to confirm the real facts. A study conducted by securenvoy 2012, a security company in the uk, surveyed 1,000 employees and showed that the number of people suffering from nomophobia increased since 2008 from 53% to 66%. A study to evaluate mobile phone dependence among students of a medical college and associated hospital of central india. This quantitative and descriptive study employed a con secutive. These studies have suggested that in addition to fearlike symptoms, the. The nmpq has 20 questions, each scored on a 7point likert scale.
In this case, a mp was the intermediary, whereby a patient with panic disorder pd diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders dsmiv, 2000 used the device to feel less anxious and less insecure because he was able to make. To compare the level of nomophobia among male and female b. The nomophobia questionnaire nmpq was recently developed to assess. A descriptive study was done using modified nomophobia questionnaires in msajcon. This article is from clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health. This study focused on to examine prevalence of nomophobia among university students.
Impact of mobile phone addiction on adolescents life. A pilot study consisting of seven patients who were not part of the group of study patients with varying levels of education completed the questionnaire to determine whether the questionnaire. The media, nonprofits and companies come to us to find out what the world thinks. A study to assess the effectiveness of psychoeducation on.
In the present study severe nomophobia was more among those who were residing in home i. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of nomophobia the fear of being out of mobile phone contact among young adults in turkey. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between nomophobia levels and the distraction associated with smartphone use among nursing students during their clinical practicum. The study provides a valuable insight to incorporate four dimensions of nomophobia in clinical research and practice using the selfreported measure i. This study looks into the relationship between nomophobia and loneliness, and the effects of smartphone and mobile internet use among adolescents. The nomophobia questionnaire nmpq was administered to 537 turkish college students. From a mental health standpoint, a psychometric investigation on the nmpq is needed in order to verify its use as a proxy for helping clinicians identify comorbidity of. A consensus decided that 29 questions were adequate to address nomophobia. To assess the prevalence of nomophobia and mobile phone dependence among the students of a medical college. The study showed that people on average check their phone 34 times a day, and 75 per cent of us use the phone in the bathroom with many people.
Li abstract the present research aims to study the relationship between social science students attitude towards research methods and statistics, selfefficacy, effort and academic achievement. This study sought to contribute to the nomophobia research literature by identifying and describing the dimensions of nomophobia and developing a questionnaire to measure nomophobia. There are very few studies that address this problem, which is progressively growing 12. Consequently, this study adopted a twophase, exploratory sequential mixed methods design. Mobile phones, due to their mobility and accessibility have become a.
The influence of selfmanagement in using gadgets against. Efektivitas pelatihan mindfulness untuk menurunkan. Temperament and characteristics related to nomophobia. A descriptive study 2011 to evaluate the threat of mobile phones and addiction was conducted among 160 students from belarus university.