Nomophobia and Self-Regulation among College Students: An Assessment of Levels and Gender Differentials

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Radhika Mittal, Deepika Vig, and Asha Chawla Thakral (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The research paper aimed to understand nomophobia while also examining self-regulation, which played a crucial role in influencing how people interact with technology. The current study was conducted on 600 undergraduate students from Punjab, India, to examine the overall levels of nomophobia and self-regulation among college students, along with to determine gender disparities in these variables. Data was collected using the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) by Yildrim and Correia (2015) and Self-Regulation Questionnaire by Carey et al. (2004). The findings indicated that high proportion of students experienced mild and moderate levels of nomophobia and displayed medium level of self-regulation. Gender comparisons further revealed that female students experienced higher levels of nomophobia, while male students demonstrated stronger self-regulation at medium level.