Investigation of nomophobia and smartphone addiction predictors among adolescents in Turkey: Demographic variables and academic performance
By Hatice Yıldız Durak. 2019
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Highlights • Demographics have the predicting symptoms of smartphone addiction and nomophobia.• Achievement is predictive of smartphone addiction and nomophobia.• There is a significant relationship between smartphone addiction and nomophobia. Abstract Most individuals spend a great amount of time on their smartphones. The intense usage of smartphones leads to some physical symptoms, good and bad feelings, pathological addiction, depression, symptoms such as fear–anxiety, productivity and low academic achievement. For this reason, prevention activities must be prioritized when dealing with the intense and uncontrolled usage of smartphones. The aim of this study is to determine nomophobia levels and smartphone addiction among 12–18 age group secondary and high school students and to investigate the demographic and academic variables predicting these levels. Designed with a relational model, the population of this research consists of 612 students studying at all levels of secondary school and high school. Personal information form and two different scales were used in the research. Descriptive analyses and hierarchical linear multiple regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data obtained by means of data collection in the research. As a result of the research, there is a significant relationship between smartphone addiction and nomophobia. In this study, Model 4 has been identified to be the most important predictor of smartphone addiction and nomophobia. In Model 4, variables related to smartphone usage are included in the analysis. Recommendations have been made according to the results of the study.
Subfields: Education, Sociology and Political Science
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- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on internet use and escapism in adolescents (2020, unknown): “Moreover, recent studies have shown an increase in nomophobia in Turkish youths (Durak, 2019; Gurbuz & Ozkan, 2020), which is referred to as fear of being without a mobile phone, a term coined by YouGov UK (2008, 2017) following increased reports of anxiety disorders as a result of smartphone…”
- Social Media and Fear of Missing Out in Adolescents: The Role of Family Characteristics (2020, background): “Moreover, the literature showed that family and parental characteristics are associated with social media use and internet addiction in adolescents (Alt & Boniel-Nissim, 2018; Durak, 2018; López et al., 2015).”