Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies

In the last decade, smartphone use increased exponentially among the population mainly among adolescents and young adults. Today, people are constantly clinging to the smartphone in many situations of their life, even though this activity can have physical and psychological negative consequences. Th...

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Autores principales:	Soraia Gonçalves, Paulo Dias, Ana-Paula Correia
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2020
Materias:	Nomophobia Smartphone use Lifestyle Psychopathologies Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2be5ee5ea1004682a1c128f9c0a08c582021-12-01T05:03:19ZNomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2020.100025https://doaj.org/article/2be5ee5ea1004682a1c128f9c0a08c582020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958820300257https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588In the last decade, smartphone use increased exponentially among the population mainly among adolescents and young adults. Today, people are constantly clinging to the smartphone in many situations of their life, even though this activity can have physical and psychological negative consequences. Through the popularization of smartphones, a new dependency was born, nomophobia, defined as the fear of being away from one’s smartphone. This study analyzes the propensity of young adults (18–24 years old) towards nomophobia and lifestyle. A sample of 495 participants showed a positive and moderate correlation between nomophobia and psychopathological symptoms. Interpersonal sensitivity, obsession-compulsion, and the number of hours of smartphone use per day were identified as strong predictors of nomophobia. Results show that smartphone use, and feelings of personal inadequacy and inferiority are relevant when explaining nomophobia.Soraia GonçalvesPaulo DiasAna-Paula CorreiaElsevierarticleNomophobiaSmartphone useLifestylePsychopathologiesElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100025- (2020)
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description	In the last decade, smartphone use increased exponentially among the population mainly among adolescents and young adults. Today, people are constantly clinging to the smartphone in many situations of their life, even though this activity can have physical and psychological negative consequences. Through the popularization of smartphones, a new dependency was born, nomophobia, defined as the fear of being away from one’s smartphone. This study analyzes the propensity of young adults (18–24 years old) towards nomophobia and lifestyle. A sample of 495 participants showed a positive and moderate correlation between nomophobia and psychopathological symptoms. Interpersonal sensitivity, obsession-compulsion, and the number of hours of smartphone use per day were identified as strong predictors of nomophobia. Results show that smartphone use, and feelings of personal inadequacy and inferiority are relevant when explaining nomophobia.
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title	Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies
title_short	Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies
title_full	Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies
title_fullStr	Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies
title_full_unstemmed	Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies
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Nomophobia and lifestyle: Smartphone use and its relationship to psychopathologies

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