Investigating the relationship between cyberspace addiction and quality of life with mobile phone phobia in students

Subject Areas : addiction

اکبر نصر الهی کاسمانی ¹ (استادیار گروه مدیریت رسانه -دانشگاه آزاد تهران مرکز)
Amirhosein Shirafkan ² (PhD student of Communication Sciences, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. (corresponding author)و [e-mail] , tell: 09120291346)
Ramazan Hasanzadeh ³ (Professor ,Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, [e-mail])

Received: 2023-04-12 Accepted : 2023-07-21 Published : 2024-01-21

Keywords: addiction to virtual space, no mobile phone phobia, quality of life, students,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: The fear of not being in touch and being separated from the smartphone causes complications in young people. The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the relationship between cyberspace addiction and quality of life with nomophobia. Materials and methods: The present study had the descriptive-analytical of correlational, and statistical papulation of research was medical students of Islamic Azad Universities of Mazandaran province. Studying in the first half of 2018 with a population of 2756 people, of which 340 people were determined using Morgan's Kargesi table as a sample. Research tools includeWHOQOL-SF36quality of life questionnaires, addiction to mobile-based virtual social networks by Khawaja Ahmadi et al. and mobile-free phobia. NMP-Qwas Yıldırım and Korea. The data was analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient, Pearson's multivariate linear regression. Findings: It showed that there is a significant and negative relationship between cyberspace addiction and quality of life (P>0.05, r=0.38), and a positive and significant relationship between cyberspace addiction and nomophobia (P>0.05). , r = 0.52) and a moderate and negative relationship was seen between the quality of life and venophobia at the rate of 0.23. The result of hierarchical linear regression by entering the variable of nomophobia emphasized the significant relationship between the two variables of cyberspace addiction and quality of life (sig=0.01). Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it can be said that with the increase in the amount of addiction to cyber space, the level of fear of mobile phones increases and the quality of life decreases. It is suggested that in order to improve the media literacy level of the society, especially the young generation of our country, to teach them the culture of choice and correct use of modern media be given.

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