Factors Affecting Smartphone Dependency of Media Consumers

Chan‐Olmsted, Sylvia M.; Xiao, Min

doi:10.1504/ijmc.2019.10011898

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“…As manufacturers of smartphones continuously integrate advanced functionalities, the use of smartphones become more pervasive and an integral part of our daily lives [2][3][4][5]. The ease of portability [6], its high performance [7], and the extended possibilities smartphones offer [8,9] are influencing higher education students to engage in online activities such as social networking, online shopping [10], and gaming (online and offline) among others [11]. Besides, smartphones significantly influence humans in several aspects of life; initiate novel methods of executing tasks; and proffer innovative modes of sharing, garnering and processing data into information [1,12].…”

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The relationship between the nomophobic levels of higher education students in Ghana and academic achievement

2021

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There is an upsurge in the use of mobile phones among higher education students in Ghana, which may result in the nomophobia prevalence with the students. Therefore, the need to assess the influence of nomophobia within the student population in Ghana. This descriptive cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of nomophobia and the sociodemographic variables, and the association with academic achievement of the understudied population. A self-reporting nomophobia questionnaire, composed of 20 dimensions, was answered by 670 university students to measure the nomophobia prevalence. Raw data were estimated using descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA and Independent T-test. While the findings showed diverse grades of nomophobia, statistical significance between academic achievement and the level of nomophobia was observed. This study concludes that there is a high nomophobia prevalence among university students in Ghana as the use of smartphones increases. However, follow-up studies should be conducted in Ghanaian universities to monitor nomophobia and its associates in order to reduce the adverse effects of habitual use of smartphones.

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“…The smartphone is the most used device to access the network, either to communicate with friends or family or to inquire about any aspect (Park, 2019), due to its small dimensions that facilitate portability (Barnes et al, 2019) and its high performance (Chan-Olmsted and Xiao, 2019). However, an overexposure to these devices has been generated (Ahn and Jung, 2016), as well as an inappropriate use of them, as a result of a lack of training or knowledge about them.…”

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Nomophobia: impact of cell phone use and time to rest among teacher students

Moreno-Guerrero

Belmonte

Rodríguez

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Heliyon

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Nomophobia is one of the modern pathologies that has been born as a consequence of the impact that portable technologies have had on society and the dependence generated among citizens, especially towards smartphones. This phobia manifests itself and is intensified by the loss of immediate access to information, to the network of contacts, as well as by the impossibility of contacting or being contacted by other people. All this ends up interfering with the development of the person's daily life (physical, physiological, psychological, social problems, among others). Although the research is in an incipient phase, the problem has not been studied with the teaching population, so we present a pioneering study with this group, the main objective being to analyze the prevalence of nomophobia in future teachers of Early Childhood and Primary Education, as well as to check the incidence of rest time in the levels of nomophobia. The study follows a descriptive, correlational, transversal and predictive design and a quantitative methodology. The standardized nomophobia questionnaire NMP-Q was used on a sample of n ¼ 849 future teachers. The results show average levels of nomophobia in most of the variables. However, the higher levels of nervousness, fear or anxiety stand out due to the inability to communicate instantaneously. Also, a higher prevalence of the problem is observed in the sector of the sample that claims to sacrifice rest time due to the use of their mobile phone. Although these numbers are not alarming, we must take into account that in some variables the prevalence is slightly higher, making it necessary to make educational interventions in this regard and to promote education for the responsible and critical use of media and technologies.

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“…Olmsted, S. & Xiao, M. (2019) found a positive correlation between the usages of smartphones with social media usage [4].…”

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Nomophobic Prevalence and Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students Practicing Blended Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic

Elias

Jayalakshmy

Jayaraman

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JPRI

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Introduction: Smartphone usage for academic and non academic processes increased among the adolescent students, especially among Higher Secondary students. This increased usage developed a kind of addiction among them towards the smartphones and other mobile gadgets. The mode of delivering learning experiences also changed due to the pandemic and this makes the need of the current study. Aim: To identify the smartphone addiction termed as nomophobia and academic achievement of higher secondary students during blended learning activities which known for the mixing of appropriate theories, methods and technologies to optimise learning in a particular context. Materials and Methods: A standardised nomophobic rating scale utilised to check the extent of smartphone addiction among the higher secondary students. Their academic achievement is identified using an achievement test in the relevant subject. The higher secondary students from Kerala constitute the population of the current study and 30 among them practicing blended learning activities are selected for the study in a convenient manner. Results: The results show that students are more prevalent to the smart phone addiction during the blended learning process. The male students show a higher level of smartphone addiction when compared to their female counterparts while academic achievement does not differ with respect to gender. Locality of the higher secondary students has no significant role on their nomophobic prevalence and academic achievement. Nomophobic prevalence correlated negatively with academic achievement but not at a significant level. Conclusion: This study reveals the major issues about the need for adequate supervision of adolescent mobile phone usage especially during blended learning. It also emphasises the need and importance of timely interventions from teachers, parents, and professionals as the learning process shifted to blended methods after the pandemic among higher secondary level.

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Factors Affecting Smartphone Dependency of Media Consumers

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The relationship between the nomophobic levels of higher education students in Ghana and academic achievement

The relationship between the nomophobic levels of higher education students in Ghana and academic achievement

Nomophobia: impact of cell phone use and time to rest among teacher students

Nomophobic Prevalence and Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students Practicing Blended Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic

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