Abstract

FROM FOMO TO NOMOPHOBIA-THE MODERN ANXIETY OF STAYING CONNECTED

Shivranjini Deora*, Aditya Pant and Dr. B. S. Sonigra

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Abstract

Nomophobia has spread widely in recent years most commonly among university students according to studies nomophobia affecting students frequently in ASIA, Europeand America. Nomophobia has been affecting daily life style by reducing productivity that make every other individual procrastinate and do all chores later people avoid daily visual interactions or faceto face conversation or meeting in real and causing sleep disturbance or breaking sleep patterns. Nomophobia affects people in different ways like from social, physiological and many physical symptoms. Nomophobia has impacts on academics due to social media; students have lack of concentration reducing attention span during ongoing lecture students have been dependent on digital sources for academics also leading to exam anxiety and forgetting answers and constant urge to check their phones. Nomophobia has psychological effects:anxiety, mood swings and irritability, less attention spans, depression and loneliness The overuse of mobile phones leading to threat or danger of mental, physical and social aspects of life.

Keywords: Nomophobia, Mobilephone, Anxiety, Psychological, Students.