Nomophobia: An Individual’s Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone—A Systematic Literature Review

Antonio-Manuel Rodríguez-García, Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero and Jesús López Belmonte
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Antonio-Manuel Rodríguez-García: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Jesús López Belmonte: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: This review examines the current literature focused on nomophobia (objectives, methodological design, main variables, sample details, and measurement methods) in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The initial sample consisted of 142 articles, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. The findings show that the current research is in an exploratory phase, with a greater predominance of descriptive, nonexperimental, and cross-sectional studies that explore the prevalence of nomophobia mainly in adolescents and university students. The most widely used measurement instrument is the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) proposed by Yildrim and Correia. In addition, the research suggests that nomophobia negatively affects personality, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, academic performance, and other physical and mental health problems. We are therefore faced with a health problem, which negatively affects a person, causing psychological problems and physical and behavioral changes.

Keywords: nomophobia; smartphones; situational phobia; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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