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May 9, 2026Mental Health and Digital Technologies0 citations

Emotion Regulation and Loneliness Affect Nomophobia Through Smartphone Use in Adolescents

Nomophobia, emotion regulation, loneliness and smartphone use among adolescents: a gratification-compensatory smartphone use theory

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TSTriantoro SafariaHSHadi Suyono

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Quantitative cross-sectional survey examines nomophobia's links to emotion regulation and loneliness in adolescents, suggesting preventive interventions.

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  • This study aims to explore the relationships between emotion regulation, loneliness, and nomophobia in Indonesian adolescents, focusing on smartphone use as a mediating factor.
  • Quantitative cross-sectional survey with 355 high school students aged 16–18 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  • Participants completed self-report measures on emotion regulation, loneliness, smartphone use intensity, and nomophobia.
  • Covariance-based structural equation modeling evaluated the associations in a theory-informed process model.
  • Better emotion regulation correlated with lower smartphone use intensity.
  • Higher loneliness was linked to increased smartphone use intensity.
  • Smartphone use intensity was the only direct predictor of nomophobia and mediated the relationship between emotion regulation and nomophobia.
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Safaria et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fed10fb9154b0b82878337https://doi.org/10.1108/mhdt-11-2025-0077
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