NOMOPHOBIA AND ANXIETY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Nomophobia is one of the most prevalent disorders in today’s adult and adolescent population and so, this study focuses on finding the correlation of Nomophobia with Anxiety. The basic hypothesis of the study is there is a correlation between Nomophobia and Anxiety. The investigation takes place with the help of Nomophobia questionnaire (Yildirim) to assess reaction of the individual after being away from mobile phone and Beck anxiety inventory (Aaron t. Beck) to assess the anxiety of that individual. The sample of 40 university students (18-27 years) through convenience sampling technique was taken. The results indicated that there is a positive correlation between these two variables which means if one will increase so will the other.

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Keywords: Nomophobia, Anxiety, Ringxiety, Hypothesis, Questionnaire.


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