ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Nomophobia in university students during COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study.
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- Mediating Effect of Anxiety/Depression Between Nomophobia and Disordered Eating Among Lebanese Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Perceived physical activity barriers as predictors of nomophobia levels in sports science students.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Influence of Problematic Mobile Phone Use on Social and Assertiveness Skills in Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Nomophobia Among Healthcare Workers in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- The hidden costs of nomophobia: associations with sleep, diet, anxiety, alcohol consumption, and lifestyle patterns among nursing students.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Exploring the prevalence of nomophobia, its contributing factors, and the relationship with social interaction anxiety among nursing students.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Assessment of Knowledge and Outcomes of Nomophobia Among Students at a Selected Degree College in Riyadh.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Currently, access to the Internet through smartphones has led to their functions going beyond purely communicative ones, allowing the management of massive, instantaneous, and easily accessible information. This research analyzed the differences in smartphone use and the prevalence of nomophobia, mainly according to gender and university degree of Health Sciences students at the University of Zaragoza during the COVID-19 confinement in Spain. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 318 first and second-grade students, who completed an online questionnaire sent to their institutional email, which included sociodemographic questions, other questions about smartphone use, and the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) scale. Results: Compared to men ( Discussion: The present study extends the existing literature on nomophobia by providing results of interest in terms of gender and the exceptional healthcare context of COVID-19. The results suggest that despite intense daily smartphone use young people did not reach severe nomophobia figures. This fact underlines the need for appropriate and healthy technology education. Understanding the characteristics of the populations that use the smartphone the most may help to analyze nomophobia rates and the massive use of the device.
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