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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

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...

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Main Authors: Husniesham, Nur Aliff, Rabun, Mohd Nazir, Syazwan Lai, Sheila Emilly
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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Mobile computing
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spelling my.uitm.ir.889692024-01-03T08:15:15Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/88969/ 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 eaj Husniesham, Nur Aliff Rabun, Mohd Nazir Syazwan Lai, Sheila Emilly Mobile computing 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. 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/88969/1/88969.pdf 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. (2022) e-Academia Journal <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/e-Academia_Journal/>, 11 (2). pp. 226-237. ISSN 2289 - 6589 https://e-ajuitmct.uitm.edu.my/v3/
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Husniesham, Nur Aliff
Rabun, Mohd Nazir
Syazwan Lai, Sheila Emilly
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
description 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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author Husniesham, Nur Aliff
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Syazwan Lai, Sheila Emilly
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title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort survey on the role of demographic factors and university students’ level of nomophobia / nur aliff husniesham, mohd nazir rabun and sheila emilly syazwan lai
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