Vaishali1, Loyd Melwyn Mandonca2, Seikhoo Bishnoi3
BACKGROUND
Nomophobia an abbreviation for “no-mobile phone phobia” is a fear of being out
of mobile phone contact. We wanted to assess the prevalence of nomophobia,
knowledge regarding smartphone use, and effect of using smart phones among
college students.
METHODS
A descriptive study was conducted among 250 college students who were
perceiving bachelor’s degree in arts in selected colleges of district Fatehabad,
Haryana. Nomophobia scale, structured knowledge questionnaire, and checklist
were used to collect data. The collected data was statistically analysed by using
SPSS Ver. 23.
RESULTS
The study findings reveal that majority, 140 (56.0 %) of samples have moderate
levels of nomophobia. 203 (81.2 %) samples have good knowledge level regarding
smartphone. Majority, 188 (75.2 %) of samples had moderate level of effect on
their life due to smartphone use. There is significant association between level of
nomophobia of samples with years of using mobile phone and frequent reason of
using mobile phone. There is significant association between level of knowledge
of samples with their age and their education level. There is positive correlation
between level of nomophobia and effects of using smart phone among college
students. There is negative correlation between level of knowledge and effects of
using smart phone.
CONCLUSIONS
The study findings provide statistical evidence which clearly indicates that there is
prevalence of nomophobia and adverse effects of using smartphone on their life.
