Prevalence and Correlates of Nomophobia, Anxiety and Depression Among University Undergraduates in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.59890/mjst.v2i10.65Keywords:
Nomophobia, Anxiety, Depression, Undergraduates, Ibadan/NigeriaAbstract
Nomophobia, anxiety and depression are related psychopathologies that affect individuals’ mental health especially among youths. Studies linking these psychopathologies together are lacking especially in developing countries such as Nigeria. Therefore, this study examines the prevalence and correlates of nomophobia, anxiety and depression among undergraduates of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopts correlational cross-sectional survey design and use purposive sampling technique to select the study population. Data were collected from 400 participants using validated scales and analyzed with descriptive and correlation statistics. Three research questions and three hypotheses tested were accepted at p =.001 level of significance. The result revealed 100% prevalence of nomophobia, 56% of anxiety and 29% of depression among study participants. In addition, the results indicated that nomophobia correlated with anxiety while anxiety correlated with depression. However, nomophobia did not correlate with depression. The study novelty comes as the first exploring prevalence and correlation of nomophobia, anxiety and depression among study population. The study recommended that parents and university management should create awareness on the adverse effects of smartphones in order to reduce nomophobia, anxiety and depression among undergraduates
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