The Relationship between Nomophobia and Loneliness among Turkish Adolescents

This study looks into the relationship between nomophobia andloneliness, and the effects of smartphone and mobile internet use amongadolescents. A total of 301 adolescents were employed for the study and thedata were collected via Nomophobia (NMP-Q) and UCLA Loneliness Short-Form(ULS-8) Scales. The study was conducted in a relational survey model usingdescriptive statistics, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and linear regression.According to the findings the levels of nomophobic behaviors of adolescentswere at a moderate level.  While therewas not a statistically significant correlation in terms of the duration ofsmartphone ownership and monthly mobile internet GSM quota, a significantdifference was found in terms of the duration of mobile internet ownership, theduration of daily mobile internet use, and daily smartphone checking time.Finally, there was a statistically significant relationship between nomophobiaand loneliness, and it can be ascertained that loneliness of adolescentspredicts their nomophobia levels to a certain extent.