A Study Examining the Fear of Being Without a Mobile Phone (Nomophobia) among Current Generation Students

Abstract

Nomophobia is the fear of living without a mobile phone in life, the use of cell phones has increased in the last few years especially after COVID 19. The aim of the study was to investigate the fear of living without a mobile phone among adolescent students. The study used a cross sectional method which was conducted over a period of 6 months. The sample size was 120 students 70 males and 50 females, the sampling method was non probability sampling. The data collection tool was NMPQ (nomophobia questionnaire) and the data was presented manually with the help of excel. The result found that the moderate level of nomophobia among students is 23% and the mild level of nomophobia among students is 77%. The results show that 100% of the population was nomophobic. This study can help in improving the social and physical environment as well as mental health of students.