AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF 'NO MOBILE PHONE PHOBIA' AMONG SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS ATTENDING COACHING INSTITUTE, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

Dr. Srishti Jain, Dr. Ravi Kant, Dr. Rajeev Yadav, Dr. Pankaj Saini

Abstract


Background: Nomophobia refers to a psychological condition in which people fear being disconnected
from their mobile phones. Nomophobia is connected with feelings of loneliness, low self-esteem, and
unhappiness, particularly among adolescents. Using mobile phones in an inappropriate way is very hazardous for school and
college students as it results in poor academic performance due to disturbance during classes or lectures, accidents due to poor
concentration while driving, and degraded social relations due to the preference for the mobile calling and avoiding nearby
people. To estimate the prevalence of Nomophobia and it's associated factors among school going adolescentObjective: s
attending coaching institute, Jaipur Material and Methods: Observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 122
school going adolescents attending coaching institute of class 11th and 12th. Results: Out of all students enrolled in study
everyone had Nomophobia; while only 19% had mild Nomophobia, most of the students had moderate (53%) to severe (28%)
Nomophobia. Conclusion: Our study nds moderate to severe Nomophobia in 81% of adolescents which is serious concern
specially for coming generation and workforce of country. Nomophobia is an alarming issue and it should be addressed on
priority basis. Regulations to use mobile phone in schools and at home should be done by teachers and parents, parental
control on mobile phone uses should be there for children.


Keywords


Nomophobia, Mobile phone, School going adolescents attending coaching institute, NMP-Q

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