The popularity of smartphones among university students is associated with the numerous features and functionalities they provide. A smartphone is the best example in this study since it is a much close gadget to people. It is an essential part to be tackled by everyone to sustain a better and more harmonious interaction among students especially. As a consequence, nomophobia is one of the symptoms of a bad disease that is happening around the world since technology has become a vital thing in our daily life. This study examined the level of nomophobia in one of the public universities located in Selangor, Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey among undergraduate and postgraduate students was approached for this study. Among 300 questionnaires distributed and employed, only 271 were useable. Results found that most of the students had a moderate level of nomophobia. Gender, age, and current academic undertaking were tested to observe whether they played a significant difference in their level of nomophobia. Surprisingly, only their current academic undertaking had a significant difference. This study is very crucial for the university authorities to intervene and find a solution to overcome the growing trends of nomophobia among students when they depend too much on the usage of smartphones.
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