الخوف المرضي من فقدان الهاتف النقَّال (النوموفوبيا) لدى طلبة جامعة اليرموك

Fear of losing a mobile phone (nomophobia) among Yarmouk University students

The current study aimed to reveal the extent of the morbid fear of losing a mobile phone (nomophobia) among Yarmouk University students, in addition to revealing the predictive ability of demographic factors (gender, college, number of years of phone ownership, nature of residence, place of residence, and school year) in the prevalence of Nomophobia among Yarmouk University students. The study sample consisted of (1425) male and female undergraduate students at Yarmouk University. The Yildirim scale (2014) was used to measure the pathological fear of losing a mobile phone after verifying its validity and stability. The results of the study showed that the prevalence of fear of losing a mobile phone (nomophobia) among Yarmouk University students (from the students' point of view) was (15.37%). The results showed a relative effect of the predictor (the number of years of mobile phone ownership), which is directly related to the predictor (nomophobia). The results also revealed a relative effect of the predictor (sex) in favor of female students compared to their male counterparts. As well as the presence of a joint effect of the predictors (number of years of phone ownership, then gender) with the predictor (nomophobia). The results of the study also revealed the absence of a relative effect or predictive ability of the influencing demographic factors (college, nature of residence, place of residence, and academic year) in the spread of nomophobia among Yarmouk University students.