Relationship between Mobile Phone Addiction and Loneliness among Youths

Amardip Mohan Ambhore; Dr. Parmeshwar Abhiman Puri

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| Published: June 25, 2018

Relationship between Mobile Phone Addiction and Loneliness among Youths

Amardip Mohan Ambhore

Research Scholar, Dept. of Psychology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambadkar, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Parmeshwar Abhiman Puri

Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychology, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.080/20180602

DOI: 10.25215/0602.080

ABSTRACT

For the present study relationship between mobile phone addiction and loneliness among youths 60 college going students (30 male and 30 females) select from Aurangabad city by using purposive sampling method. Mobile phone addiction scale and perceived loneliness scale were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics method and person product movement correlation method was used for statistics treatment. Results show there is positive correlation between mobile phone addiction and loneliness among youths.

Keywords

Mobile Phone, Addiction, Loneliness, Youths.

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2018 © Ambhore, A M & Puri, P A

How to cite this article: Ambhore, A M & Puri, P A (2018). Relationship between mobile phone addiction and loneliness among youths. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 6(2), 196-201. DIP:18.01.080/20180602, DOI:10.25215/0602.080