Nomophobia, or the fear of not having access to one’s mobile phone. A study was conducted to understand how widespread this fear is and its connection to procrastination and social anxiety in a group of nursing students. Here’s a simplified summary of the study:

Researchers studied 308 nursing students to see if they were afraid of being without their phones. They used questionnaires to gather information about nomophobia, procrastination, and social anxiety. They also collected data on students’ demographics, academic performance, and smartphone use.

Results showed that 19.5% of students (60 out of 308) had or were at high risk of nomophobia. Nomophobia was linked to high levels of social anxiety, spending more time on smartphones daily, and frequently checking phones during class.

Factors like age, smartphone use patterns, social anxiety, work commitments, procrastination, gender, and self-reported grades were predictive of nomophobic behavior. Overall, one in five nursing students at Universitat Jaume I faced or were at high risk of nomophobia.

The study highlighted potential risk factors for nomophobia, including high social anxiety, using smartphones for more than an hour daily, checking phones in class more than eight times, being 21 or 22 years old, and starting smartphone use at 11–13 years old.

Reference:

Nomophobia and Its Relationship with Social Anxiety and Procrastination in Nursing Students: An Observational Study. Irene Tárrega-Piquer, María Jesús Valero-Chillerón, Víctor Manuel González-Chordá, Irene Llagostera-Reverter, Águeda Cervera-Gasch, Laura Andreu-Pejo, Víctor Pérez-Cantó, Víctor Ortíz-Mallasén, Guillem Blasco-Palau  and Desirée Mena-Tudela. Nurs. Rep. 2023, 13(4), 1695-1705; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13040140