Gaber Hamzaa Huda, Atta Mohamed Hussein Ramadan, Elghareap Hassan Elmetwally Omar Mai, Reda Fathy Abdel Majeed Machaly Eslam, Mohamed Amin Shaimaa, Mohamed Ibrahim Wahba Nadia
Faculty of Nursing Portsaid University, Port Fouad City, Egypt.
Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Addawasir, Saudi Arabia.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2024 Dec 16;10:23779608241301223. doi: 10.1177/23779608241301223. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Smartphones have significantly increased digital engagement among young people due to their ease of use and constant internet access. Nomophobia and the fear of missing out are associated with mobile and internet use, potentially impacting students' mental health and academic performance.
To provide the prevalence of nomophobia and fear of missing out while shedding light on the role of psychological alienation between them.
A multisite descriptive correlational study was conducted among 1,273 undergraduate nursing students at six Egyptian universities: North Sinai, South Sinai, Port-Said, Suez Canal, Suez, and Damanhur University, Egypt. From June 2023 to November 15, 2023, the students were surveyed using questionnaires on nomophobia, fear of missing out, and psychological alienation.
Nursing students experienced moderate to severe levels of nomophobia (37.4%-45.3%) and psychological alienation (45.8%-55.4%). There was a significant positive correlation between nomophobia and fear of missing out ( = .908, < .001), as well as between nomophobia and psychological alienation ( = .377, < .001). Psychological alienation was also found to mediate the relationship between fear of missing out and nomophobia, with the indirect effect being statistically significant (indirect effect = 1.000; < .001).
The study highlights the significant prevalence of nomophobia and psychological alienation among nursing students. The findings underscore the complex interplay between digital connectivity issues, psychological disconnection, and the fear of missing out. In addition, findings suggest that psychological alienation plays a crucial role in how fear of missing out impacts nomophobia among nursing students.
智能手机因其易用性和始终在线的网络接入，显著提高了年轻人的数字参与度。无手机恐惧症和错失恐惧症与手机及网络使用相关，可能影响学生的心理健康和学业表现。
了解无手机恐惧症和错失恐惧症的患病率，并阐明它们之间心理疏离的作用。
在埃及六所大学（北西奈大学、南西奈大学、塞得港大学、苏伊士运河大学、苏伊士大学和达曼胡尔大学）的1273名本科护理专业学生中开展了一项多地点描述性相关性研究。2023年6月至2023年11月15日，使用关于无手机恐惧症、错失恐惧症和心理疏离的问卷对学生进行了调查。
护理专业学生经历了中度至重度的无手机恐惧症（37.4%-45.3%）和心理疏离（45.8%-55.4%）。无手机恐惧症与错失恐惧症之间存在显著正相关（=0.908，<0.001），无手机恐惧症与心理疏离之间也存在显著正相关（=0.377，<0.001）。还发现心理疏离在错失恐惧症和无手机恐惧症之间起中介作用，间接效应具有统计学意义（间接效应=1.000；<0.001）。
该研究凸显了护理专业学生中无手机恐惧症和心理疏离的显著患病率。研究结果强调了数字连接问题、心理脱节和错失恐惧症之间的复杂相互作用。此外，研究结果表明，心理疏离在错失恐惧症如何影响护理专业学生的无手机恐惧症方面起着关键作用。
