A survey on the role of demographic factors and university students’ level of nomophobia / Nur Aliff Husniesham, Mohd Nazir Rabun and Sheila Emilly Syazwan Lai

Husniesham, Nur Aliff and Rabun, Mohd Nazir and Syazwan Lai, Sheila Emilly (2022) A survey on the role of demographic factors and university students’ level of nomophobia / Nur Aliff Husniesham, Mohd Nazir Rabun and Sheila Emilly Syazwan Lai. e-Academia Journal, 11 (2). pp. 226-237. ISSN 2289 - 6589

Abstract

The popularity of smartphones among university students is associated with the numerous features and functionalities they provide. A smartphone is the best example in this study since it is a much close gadget to people. It is an essential part to be tackled by everyone to sustain a better and more harmonious interaction among students especially. As a consequence, nomophobia is one of the symptoms of a bad disease that is happening around the world since technology has become a vital thing in our daily life. This study examined the level of nomophobia in one of the public universities located in Selangor, Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey among undergraduate and postgraduate students was approached for this study. Among 300 questionnaires distributed and employed, only 271 were useable. Results found that most of the students had a moderate level of nomophobia. Gender, age, and current academic undertaking were tested to observe whether they played a significant difference in their level of nomophobia. Surprisingly, only their current academic undertaking had a significant difference. This study is very crucial for the university authorities to intervene and find a solution to overcome the growing trends of nomophobia among students when they depend too much on the usage of smartphones.

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Item Type: Article
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Husniesham, Nur Aliff
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Rabun, Mohd Nazir
nazir2623@uitm.edu.my
Syazwan Lai, Sheila Emilly
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Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > Instruments and machines > Electronic Computers. Computer Science > Mobile computing
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu > Dungun Campus
Journal or Publication Title: e-Academia Journal
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > e-Academia Journal (e-AJ)
ISSN: 2289 - 6589
Volume: 11
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 226-237
Keywords: Nomophobia, Age, Gender & Education
Date: 2022
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/88969
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