Abstract:

Nomofobia is one of the phobies of the 21st century that arises as a result of changes in people's expectations in communication and developments in communication technologies. This study aims to measure the level of nomofobia based on the main demographic factors such as age, gender and monthly income. In addition, it examines the relationship between the frequency of phone control and the time of phone possession, such as the phone use variables and the four-dimensional nomofobia. In this study; a scale demographic survey and the "Nomofobia Scale" developed by Yıldırım and Correia (2015) was applied to 242 business department students who studied at a state university in Turkey. The findings of the study showed that the levels of nomofobia did not change according to demographic variables. The more frequently participants checked their phones, the lower the levels of nomofobia. Similarly, participants who controlled morning and night telephone were observed to be less nomphobic. The results of the research were discussed and recommendations were made.

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Abstract:

Nomophobia, is one of the most recent phobias of the 21st century emerged due to the improvement of communication technologies and changing expectance of people in communicating. This study aims to explore the level of nomophobia based on some of the major demographic factors such as age, gender and monthly income. Furthermore, it looks into the relationship between variables of phone use, such as frequency of checking the phone and time of phone ownership, and the four dimensions of nomophobia. As the instruments of the study, a demographic questionnaire and the Nomophobia Questionnaire designed by Yıldırım and Correia (2015) were administered to 242 Business and Administration students at a Turkish university. The findings revealed that the level of nomophobia did not differ based on the demographic variables. It found that the more frequent the participants checked their phone the lower their level of nomophobia was. In a similar vein, participants who checked their phone in the morning and night have indicated to be less nomophobic. The results were discussed and implications suggested.