Author, as appears in the article.: García-Masip V; Sora B; Serrano-Fernandez MJ; Boada-Grau J; Lampert B
Department: Psicologia
URV's Author/s: Boada Grau, Joan / Serrano Fernandez, Maria Jose / Sora Miana, Beatriz
Keywords: Personality traits Nomophobia Dysfunctional obsessive beliefs
Abstract: Background: The development of new technologies (ICTs), and specifically the invention of smartphones, has offered users enormous benefits. However, the use of this technology is sometimes problematic and can negatively affect people’s lives. Nomophobia has been defined as the fear of being unreachable by means of a smartphone and is considered a disorder of the modern world. The present study aims to provide additional evidence of the relationship between personality traits and nomophobia. Moreover, this research explores dysfunctional obsessive beliefs as another possible antecedent. Finally, this study also examines the effect of the combination of these antecedents on nomophobia. Method: The study sample was comprised of Spanish workers (males: 44.54%; females: 55.46%) in the city of Tarragona and its surroundings. Results: Our results showed that nomophobia is directly related to personality traits such as extraversion, and that dysfunctional obsessive beliefs play a role in the development of nomophobia. Moreover, our study confirms that the combination of personality traits and dysfunctional obsessive beliefs can affect the degree of nomophobia experienced. Discussion and Conclusions: Our study contributes to the body of literature that examines how psychological variables of personality can be predictors of nomophobia. Additional research is needed to better understand the determinants of nomophobia.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: mariajose.serrano@urv.cat joan.boada@urv.cat beatriz.sora@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-0363-5522 0000-0002-1907-6887 0000-0002-7947-3948
Record's date: 2023-08-05
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402300484X
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 20 (5):
APA: García-Masip V; Sora B; Serrano-Fernandez MJ; Boada-Grau J; Lampert B (2023). Personality and Nomophobia: The Role of Dysfunctional Obsessive Beliefs. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 20(5), -. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054128
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054128
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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