Nomophobia (no-mobile-phone phobia) among the undergraduate medical students

Lazarus, Suleman ORCID: 0000-0003-1721-8519, Ghafari, Abdul Rahim, Kapend, Richard, Rezayee, Khalid Jan, Aminpoor, Hasibullah, Essar, Mohammad Yasir and Nemat, Arash (2024) Nomophobia (no-mobile-phone phobia) among the undergraduate medical students. Heliyon, 10 (16). ISSN 2405-8440

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Abstract

Nomophobia (no-mobile-phone phobia) is the fear and anxiety of being without a mobile phone. This study pioneers the investigation of nomophobia in Afghanistan using the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), addressing a crucial gap in the field. We collected statistical data from 754 undergraduate medical students, comprising men (56.50 %) and women (43.50 %), and analyzed the dimensions of nomophobia. While results revealed that all but two participants were nomophobic, they identified three significant dimensions affecting the level of nomophobia among participants: (a) gender, (b) age, and (c) marital status. The study's contributions are precious, given the peculiarity of Afghan political turmoil, security, and human rights issues, especially for women. For example, the study's data collection was abruptly halted in December 2022 due to the Taliban regime's decision to make it illegal for women to enroll in universities as students. Therefore, while examining the characteristics of nomophobia across societies is imperative, it is also vital to investigate what is true of one society, Afghanistan, at one point in time and space. The study concludes by emphasizing the need to broaden participants' scope in future studies to better understand the prevalence of nomophobia across broader societal contexts and forces.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cell.com/heliyon/home
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Mannheim Centre for Criminology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences T Technology
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2024 23:38
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 21:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124570

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