Fear Of Being Offline: Nomophobia As A Predictor Of Anxiety Among Students

Abstract

The current research paper was meant to investigate the connection between nomophobia and anxiety in university students. Two hundred and sixty students were chosen, and nomophobia and anxiety levels were measured with the help of standardized tests, such as the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). A regression analysis was performed to estimate the predictive relationship between the variables, whereas independent samples t-test were used to study differences based on gender. The results indicated that nomophobia was  a significant predictor of anxiety in university students which means that there was  significant correlation between the variables. Also,  significant gender differences in the scores of nomophobia and anxiety were found in both male and female students. The results indicated that the differences in means were  significant although there were higher scores in males in terms of anxiety, the findings indicate that nomophobia is not a major predictor of anxiety in this sample. Such results indicate that more studies are required to understand additional psychological and situational variables that could contribute to anxiety in students of universities.