ADDICTA: The Turkish Journal on Addictions
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The Prevalence of Nomophobia among University Students and Nomophobia’s Relationship with Social Phobia: The Case of Bingöl University

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(PhD Candidate), Department of Social Work, Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul Turkey

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Department of Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul Turkey

Addicta 2019; 6: 611-629
DOI: 10.15805/addicta.2019.6.3.0078
Read: 2329 Downloads: 1562 Published: 01 October 2019

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between nomophobia and social phobia and the prevalence of nomophobia (NO-MObile-PHOne-PhoBIA) among university students. Within the scope of the research, 307 students studying at Bingöl University’s Department of Social Work were reached. In order to collect data, a demographic information form with questions about age, grade, and gender was applied alongside the Nomophobia Scale and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale. According to the results of the study, 41% of the participants are nomophobic. As a result of the study, a low positive correlation has been found between nomophobia and social phobia. These results show nomophobia to have become a rapidly spreading problem among university students and preventive studies to be required on the factors affecting nomophobia and social phobia.

To cite this article: Apak, E., & Yaman, Ö. M. (2019). The prevalence of nomophobia among university students and nomophobia’s relationship with social phobia: The case of Bingöl University Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 6, 611–629. http://dx.doi.org/10.15805/addicta.2019.6.3.0078

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