Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan
ABSTRACTNomophobia is one of the problems of the overuse of mobile phones and the fear of missing out, which has become prevalent among university students and interferes with their daily activities. This study aimed to investigate the extent and potential predictors of nomophobia among university s...
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| description | ABSTRACTNomophobia is one of the problems of the overuse of mobile phones and the fear of missing out, which has become prevalent among university students and interferes with their daily activities. This study aimed to investigate the extent and potential predictors of nomophobia among university students, including the role of smartphone use and demographic factors. The study surveyed 636 students from various academic levels using the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) through an online cross-sectional survey. The results showed that nomophobia varied in severity from mild to severe. Females experienced nomophobia more frequently than males (p < .001). Gender, phone-checking frequency, number of calls made and received per day, and number of texts received per day were all predictors of nomophobia. With such knowledge, targeted interventions and support systems can be developed to cater to these students’ unique requirements and struggles regarding smartphone use and nomophobia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d83d901dc7414bef9d1674db691d58c92024-01-10T20:09:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272024-12-0129110.1080/02673843.2024.2302400Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in JordanNahla Al Ali0Sara Matarneh1Community and Mental Health Department/Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, JordanCommunity and Mental Health Department/Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, JordanABSTRACTNomophobia is one of the problems of the overuse of mobile phones and the fear of missing out, which has become prevalent among university students and interferes with their daily activities. This study aimed to investigate the extent and potential predictors of nomophobia among university students, including the role of smartphone use and demographic factors. The study surveyed 636 students from various academic levels using the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) through an online cross-sectional survey. The results showed that nomophobia varied in severity from mild to severe. Females experienced nomophobia more frequently than males (p < .001). Gender, phone-checking frequency, number of calls made and received per day, and number of texts received per day were all predictors of nomophobia. With such knowledge, targeted interventions and support systems can be developed to cater to these students’ unique requirements and struggles regarding smartphone use and nomophobia.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2302400Smartphone usenomophobiauniversity studentsattitudesprevalencegender |
| spellingShingle | Nahla Al Ali Sara Matarneh Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Smartphone use nomophobia university students attitudes prevalence gender |
| title | Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan |
| title_full | Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan |
| title_short | Exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in Jordan |
| title_sort | exploring the role of smartphone use and demographic factors in predicting nomophobia among university students in jordan |
| topic | Smartphone use nomophobia university students attitudes prevalence gender |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2302400 |
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