The Identification of No Mobile Phone Phobia (Nomophobia) Level in Aceh

Ayu Selvi Mansyur, Kartika Sari, Haiyun Nisa, Marty Mawarpury

2019

Abstract

This study aims to identify the level of nomophobia in Aceh. This study uses a quantitative design with survey design methods, the sample in the study amounted to 497 samples with some characteristics which are as a part of the population of Aceh province with an age range of 18-54 years who use smartphones. The results showed that the level of dominant nomophobia was at a moderate level. The chi-square test results showed that the routine variable checking a smartphone in a day and the total time of smartphone use in a day had a significant influence on the level of individual nomophobia tendencies (p=0,000, p<0,05). Analysis shows that as many as 54.1% of individuals feel anxious when unable to communicate via smartphone, 52.7% of individuals feel anxious when they lose their connection through smartphones, 51.1% of individuals feel uncomfortable due to being unable to access information through smartphones, and as much as 46.7% of individuals feel uncomfortable when they have to give up the convenience provided by a smartphone. This means that most individuals feel anxious and uncomfortable when they cannot use a smartphone.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mansyur A., Sari K., Nisa H. and Mawarpury M. (2019). The Identification of No Mobile Phone Phobia (Nomophobia) Level in Aceh.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Psychology - Volume 1: ICPsy, ISBN 978-989-758-448-0, pages 95-99. DOI: 10.5220/0009438100950099

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsy19,
author={Ayu Selvi Mansyur and Kartika Sari and Haiyun Nisa and Marty Mawarpury},
title={The Identification of No Mobile Phone Phobia (Nomophobia) Level in Aceh},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Psychology - Volume 1: ICPsy,},
year={2019},
pages={95-99},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009438100950099},
isbn={978-989-758-448-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Psychology - Volume 1: ICPsy,
TI - The Identification of No Mobile Phone Phobia (Nomophobia) Level in Aceh
SN - 978-989-758-448-0
AU - Mansyur A.
AU - Sari K.
AU - Nisa H.
AU - Mawarpury M.
PY - 2019
SP - 95
EP - 99
DO - 10.5220/0009438100950099