A Review Paper on Prevalence of NOMOPHOBIA among Students and Its Impact on Their Academic Achievement

Abstract

Nomophobia is an abbreviated form of “no- mobile-phone phobia.” The term was first coined in a 2008 study that was commissioned by the UK Postal office. Mobile phones have become an important part of everyone’s lives. In recent times, there seems to have been a transformation of the mobile phone from a status symbol to a necessity because of the countless advantages it provides. Excessive and addicting use of mobile phone, especially smart phone results in physical and psychological symptoms such as loneliness, interpersonal anxiety, poor self –control, low self esteem etc. Excessive use of mobile phone also impacts on students academic achievement. Keeping in view all these issues an attempt has been made to discuss about the prevalence of nomophobia among students, various symptoms, causes of nomophobia among students and its impact on their academic achievement through literature review.