The Emerging Phenomenon of Nomophobia in Young Adults: A Systematic Review Study

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Main Authors:	Venetia Notara, Elissavet Vagka, Charalampos Gnardellis, Areti Lagiou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2021-05-01
Series:	Addiction and Health
Subjects:	background: nomophobia (no mobile phone phobia) refers to the worry or fear that individuals experience when they are without their mobile phone or they are unable to use it. the term was first coined in 2008 and it is considered a modern type of pho nomophobia and psychosocial effects and nomophobia and physical health in young adults. findings: the initial literature corpus consisted of 370 articles of which 40 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. nomophobia was observed among 15.2%-99.7% of the participants. r emotional social and physical side effects due to excessive smartphone use. conclusion: the excessive use of the smartphone is an emerging threat for social mental and physical health. there is an increased need for further research in this regard as it is evolving into an epidemic outbreak and concerns directly the field of public health
Online Access:	https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_91680_d8b921a459f61845468f95a63e524a9d.pdf

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