Nomophobia and Related Factors in Students of a Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Objective:Nomophobia is defined as the involuntary fear experienced by the individual when he/she cannot access his mobile device or cannot communicate on the mobile device. This study aimed to examine nomophobia and related factors in the first- and fourth-year students in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature and Western Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Firat University.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey including questions about sociodemographic features and smartphone use and nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q) was performed.Results:Data were collected from 325 participants (69.2% female), with an average age of 21.06±3.54 years. The NMP-Q score was 73.21±26.60 points. No significant difference was found between the genders according to the NMP-Q score (p>0.05). Those carrying chargers, spending time with a smartphone before bedtime, and checking their smartphones as soon as they wake up had a higher NMP-Q score (p<0.01). NMP-Q score increased with the increase in the duration of using smartphones, daily usage time, daily frequency of checking smartphones, and daily mobile internet usage time (p