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Despite the undeniable fact that smartphones make our lives easier, their excessive use can have negative consequences leading to nomophobia and unhappiness. In this regard, this study aims to determine the nomophobia and happiness levels of preservice teachers studying at the faculty of education at a public university in the West Black Sea Region, Turkey. The data were collected from 424 preservice teachers through the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and the Nomophobia Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis phase of the study conducted by the survey method. The relationship between nomophobia and happiness levels of preservice teachers was determined with the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r). As a result of the study, the nomophobia and happiness levels of the preservice teachers were found moderate. No statistical significance was observed between the gender and levels of happiness of the preservice teachers, whereas a significant difference was observed between the levels of nomophobia, which were found higher in the female preservice teachers than those of the men. Similarly, no significant difference was found between the class levels and the nomophobia levels of the preservice teachers, while a significant difference was found between the class levels and the happiness levels. Considering the difference at the class level, it appeared that the happiness levels of the third-year students were higher than those of the first and second-year students. A high positive correlation was observed between the preservice teachers’ levels of nomophobia and its sub-factors (Lack of Access to Information, Relinquishing the Comfort, Failing to Communicate, Loss of Online Connection), whereas no significant relationship was found between nomophobia and happiness levels.

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