SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Nomophobia: An Individual's Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone-A Systematic Literature Review.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Nomophobia in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Pooled it
- Netiquette: Ethic, Education, and Behavior on Internet-A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review on nomophobia prevalence: Surfacing results and standard guidelines for future research.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Traditional Social Sports Games and Mental Training for Smartphone Addiction and Psychological Distress in School-Aged Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Always Connected, Not Always Well: The Moderating Role of Sleep Quality in the Relationship Between Nomophobia and Mental Health Among University Students in Saudi Arabia.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic patterns of nomophobia among university students: systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Review
- Nomophobia-Related Indicators in Court-Involved Adolescents With Child-to-Parent Violence: A Preliminary Item-Level Correlational Study.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Nomophobia, anxiety, and social comparison orientation: Associations with physical health symptoms among college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review of Interventions for the Management of Nomophobia.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Escape into Social Media? A 4-Week Tracking Study on Nomophobia and Smartphone Coping.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- How do the core symptoms of nomophobia differ between males and females: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Nomophobia in Nursing Students: Psychological, Academic, and Clinical Impacts-An Integrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Comments: "Are smartphones a tool to cope with the fear of childbirth? The correlation between the fear of loss of connection and the fear of childbirth".Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- The relationship between mobile addiction and nomophobia: What role does age play?Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring which symptom should be targeted first in the comorbidity of anxiety and depression among adolescents with nomophobia: insight from a simulation network analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring reasons and coping strategies among nursing students with nomophobia: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The digital tether: a SA-SV based survey on smartphone addiction among young adults in Southern Italy.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Validation of the very efficient nomophobia short-form questionnaire in Chinese.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The association between anxiety, activity performance and nomophobia in students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Nomophobia and Its Predictors: The Role of Psychological, Sociodemographic, and Internet Use Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This review examines the current literature focused on nomophobia (objectives, methodological design, main variables, sample details, and measurement methods) in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The initial sample consisted of 142 articles, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. The findings show that the current research is in an exploratory phase, with a greater predominance of descriptive, nonexperimental, and cross-sectional studies that explore the prevalence of nomophobia mainly in adolescents and university students. The most widely used measurement instrument is the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) proposed by Yildrim and Correia. In addition, the research suggests that nomophobia negatively affects personality, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, academic performance, and other physical and mental health problems. We are therefore faced with a health problem, which negatively affects a person, causing psychological problems and physical and behavioral changes.
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