Nomophobia and the influence of time to REST among nursing students. A descriptive, correlational and predictive research

Nomophobia among Preservice Teachers: a descriptive correlational study at Ghanaian Colleges of Education

“…Nomophobia is the fear of being out of touch with smartphones while in school; it influenced diverse characteristics of a person’s life, particularly social, work and academic relations, because of the dependency on smartphones (Moreno-Guerrero et al, 2021 ; Gutiérrez-Puertas et al, 2019). The term nomophobia was first introduced by the UK Post Office in 2008 after a study to examine whether mobile users in the UK were exhibiting any anxiety regarding their phone usage (Leon-Mejı et al, 2021).…”

“…Universities are trying to adjust to the new needs of the society to prepare their learners to be competitive and successful in the labour market but also in their lives (Arora et al, 2021 & Goyal et al, 2021 ). Digital technologies, such as smartphones, have made lives easier for people, enhance access to the network, create content, communicate, collaborate and cooperate with others, and educate them, through different technology enhanced teaching and learning models, such as e-learning (Vlachopoulos, Sangrà and Cabrera, 2012 ; Moreno-Guerrero et al, 2021 ). The use of smartphones is increasing with the new dawn of technology every day; its success can be attributed to its portability, mobility, and easy connectivity without geographical and time restrictions (Sevim-Cirak and Islim, 2020 ).…”

Correlation between Nomophobia, Fear of Missing Out and Academic Success

“…Similarly, a study by Qutishat et al reported that students displayed moderate levels of nomophobia behavior; however, students with high nomophobia levels had low academic success (22). A study in Spain determined moderate levels of nomophobia among nursing students and the majority listened to lessons less due to excessive smartphone use (26). Contrary to these studies, there are studies including students who have high levels of nomophobia points and this situation was stated to have a negative effect on academic performance (6,12,20).…”

Nomophobia is Associated with Insomnia but Not with Age, Sex, BMI, or Mobile Phone Screen Size in Young Adults

“…To date, the disorder has been studied primarily in students, 13 , 21–27 especially those studying health sciences as undergraduates, mainly nursing, 28 , 29 in which self-esteem, extraversion, conscientiousness, and emotional instability appeared to be associated with the disorder. 30 …”

“…10,11 Nomophobia is associated with sleep problems (primarily insomnia), 6,12 depressive symptoms, 10,13 anger problems, 14 stress disorders, 5 anxiety, 5,10,13 hyperactivity and oppositional problems, 5,15 poor self-esteem, 16 poor quality of life, 13,17 and poor academic performance. [18][19][20] To date, the disorder has been studied primarily in students, 13,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] especially those studying health sciences as undergraduates, mainly nursing, 28,29 in which selfesteem, extraversion, conscientiousness, and emotional instability appeared to be associated with the disorder. 30 A recent meta-analysis of twenty studies involving 12,462 participants documented that the prevalence of severe nomophobia is approximately 21% [95% CI 16%; 28%], suggesting that the societal burden of the condition is significant.…”