Nomophobia and its Relationship with Loneliness in College Students

Abstract

We all have an attachment to our cell phones, in today’s era cellphone is very basic need of our life. But there are some people who heighten their anxiety beyond normal levels without their phones or losing internet access. Among adolescents, nowadays mobile phones have become an important part of everyone's life. But more than necessity leads to several problems like psychological and physical. Present research study explored the relationships of nomophobia and anxiety among college students. A total of 80 college students were voluntarily participated in this study, including 40 boys and 40 girls. Data were collected to employ two instruments: Nomophobia Questionaire (NMP-Q) and Percieved Loneliness Scale. Through this study we will get a chance to understand adolescents’ mental health in greater depth, as related to smartphones.In the present study an attempt was made to study the relationship between nomophobia and loneliness among college students. Purposive sampling has been used for the collection of data. For the analysis of results t-test and Pearson Correlation were used and results were discussed accordingly.