Nomophobia and Its Effects on Stress and Loneliness among Young Adults

Today’s dependency on mobile phones have made us more prone to its addiction. We all are roaming with these invisible handcuffs in our hands called mobile phones which has trapped our entire life within them. We are dependent on mobile phones for almost everything which begins with an alarm in the morning till setting our schedules on phone for the next day. This dependency has created a no mobile phone fear among individuals which we call nomophobia. Overuse of mobile phones may result in psychological distress such as stress, anxiety or loneliness, as they make us completely dependent on them. The current study aims at finding the relationship between nomophobia, loneliness and stress. The study was conducted on 44 participants (25 females, 19 males) in age range 18-25 years. Standardized measures of nomophobia, loneliness and stress were administered on participants. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant positive correlation of nomophobia with stress and loneliness. Hence, the young generation must be made aware of the psychological distresses that are occurring because of the excessive usage of mobile phones. They must be taught on cautious and productive usage of mobile phones.