NOMOPHOBIA AMONG STUDENTS

Abstract

Introduction . - Nomophobia is defined as the fear of being out of mobile phone contact and 
is considered a modern age phobia. Mobile phone usage is not only habit forming, it is also 
addictive; “possibly the biggest non-drug addiction of the 21st century”4
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Aim of the study -The aim of the study was to assess the nomophobia among nursing
students in selected Institutes.
Material and methods - A Quantitative non -experimental descriptive research design and 
approach was used . 200 nursing students were selected by using randomized sampling 
technique from selected institutes of Malwa region. 5 point rating scale was used to collect 
the data on nomophobia. 
Results- It revealed that out of 200 nursing students, majority 96(48%) had mild nomophobia 
whose mean and SD was 29.99±5.54, followed by least 12(6%) had severe nomophobia 
whose mean and SD was 66.33±4.29. 
Conclusion – Hence, it was concluded that the mild level of nomophobia prevails among 
nursing students.