Meghna Sharma and Bijender Singh
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
Pagese, 167-174
A smartphone is a necessity in this modern and fast-growing technological world. The
smartphone withdrawal anxiety experienced by individuals may facilitate more serious
physical and mental health conditions, therefore, it seems relevant to study the true
picture of the prevalence of nomophobia among young adults and its association with
other issues such as depression and daily smartphone usage. This study was conducted
on young adults to assess the degree or severity of nomophobia and its association
with the severity of depression and smartphone daily usage. The nomophobia
questionnaire and personality assessment inventory were used as standardized tools
for data collection from 130 young adult university students between the age of 20 to
27 years. The Chi-square test was employed to test the significant results. The
prevalence of nomophobia among young adults was 66.2 percent for the moderate level
and 21.5 percent for severe level. Half (53.8 %) of the participants experienced moderate
levels of depression. A relatively strong association was observed between nomophobia
and depression; however, non-significant association was found in case of gender,
academic stream and accommodation type, however, a significant level of association
was present between nomophobia and daily smartphone dependency. According to
the study’s findings, young adults who are subjected to excessive nomophobia are
more likely to develop symptoms or tendencies of depression. Overuse of smartphones
may indicate problems related to anxious behaviour. This study’s results infer that
people who already have symptoms related to nomophobia should use their smartphone
devices more judicially.