THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-CONTROL AND THE TENDENCY OF NO MOBILE PHONE PHOBIA (NOMOPHOBIA) IN ADOLESCENTS AT SMAN 1 BANJARBARU

Self-control Nomophobia Adolescents

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March 7, 2025

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Introduction: The use of smartphones has now become a lifestyle necessity for adolescents. The convenience provided by smartphones will become a problem if used excessively and can lead to nomophobia, which is the fear of being away from smartphones. One of the efforts to overcome nomophobia is self-control. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between self-control and the tendency of no mobile phobia (nomophobia) in adolescents at SMAN 1 Banjarbaru.

Method: This study used a cross sectional design. The technique used was stratified random sampling. The research sample amounted to 233 students of SMAN 1 Banjarbaru. The variable were self-control and the tendency of nomophobia (mobile phone phobia). Data were collected by questionnaire and Nomophobia questionnaire  and analyzed by Spearman correlation test

Results: The results showed that 127 people (54.5%) had low self-control and 126 people (54.1%) experienced severe nomophobia. The p-value of 0.028 and the coefficient r -0.144 were obtained, indicating that there is a negative relationship between self-control and the tendency of nomophobia in adolescents with a weak relationship strength.

Conclusions: There is a relationship between self-control and the tendency of no mobile phone phobia (nomophobia) in adolescents at SMAN 1 Banjarbaru. Further research is needed on other factors that can influence nomophobia.