The Emerging Phenomenon of Nomophobia in Young Adults: A Systematic Review Study

Authors

• Venetia Notara ¹
• Elissavet Vagka ¹
• Charalampos Gnardellis ²
• Areti Lagiou ¹

¹ Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

² Department of Animal Production, Fisheries ans Aquaculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Keywords

• Background: Nomophobia (No MObile PHone PhoBIA) refers to the worry or fear that individuals experience when they are without their mobile phone or they are unable to use it. The term was first coined in 2008 and it is considered a modern type of pho
• nomophobia and psychosocial effects
• and nomophobia and physical health in young adults. Findings: The initial literature corpus consisted of 370 articles of which 40 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. Nomophobia was observed among 15.2%-99.7% of the participants. R
• emotional
• social
• and physical side effects due to excessive smartphone use. Conclusion: The excessive use of the smartphone is an emerging threat for social
• mental
• and physical health. There is an increased need for further research in this regard as it is evolving into an epidemic outbreak and concerns directly the field of public health