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Lost in the Digital Void: The Interplay of Nomophobia, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem Among Medical Undergraduates of Central India.
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- Associations Between Loneliness Components and Nomophobia Among Allied Medical Sciences Students in Sari: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Nomophobia in Nursing Students: Psychological, Academic, and Clinical Impacts-An Integrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
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aimNomophobia, also known as "no mobile phone phobia," represents a mental condition caused by the fear of being detached from mobile phone connectivity. Loneliness and self-esteem are two psychological factors often associated with nomophobia. This study aimed to identify the pattern of mobile use to explore the prevalence of nomophobia, loneliness, and self-esteem among undergraduate medical students of Central India. It also aimed to assess the relationship of nomophobia with loneliness and self-esteem among them.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 316 undergraduate medical students of Government Medical College, Nagpur from August 2023 to October 2023. Data were collected using a predesigned, pretested, and standardized questionnaire. Nomophobia was assessed using Nomophobia Scale, loneliness by using the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, and self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Karl Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to correlate the scores.
resultsThere were 162 (51.3%) females and 154 (48.7%) males and the mean age was 21±1.72 years. More than 50% of the students had mild-to-moderate levels of nomophobia. The majority of the students had moderate levels of loneliness and self-esteem. There was a significant positive correlation between nomophobia and level of loneliness (r=0.99). The study found that 35.75% of participants exhibited low self-esteem. A statistically significant negative correlation (r=-0.32, p=0.05) was observed between nomophobia and self-esteem.
conclusionThe high prevalence of nomophobia highlights the extent of mobile phone dependency in this population. A significant positive correlation was found between nomophobia and loneliness, suggesting that excessive reliance on mobile phones might be linked to a lack of meaningful social interactions or heightened feelings of isolation.
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