Temperament and characteristics related to nomophobia

Nomophobia is considered to be a disorder of the modern world, derived from the technological developments and advances that have been produced by virtual communication. It is defined as the fear of being out of mobile phone contact and is considered a modern age phobia that has been introduced to our lives as a product of the interaction between people and mobile information and communication technologies (Nagpal and Kaur, 2016). Although Nomophobia has been regarded as a controversial term, it is referred to as dependence on mobile phones (Dixit et al., 2010) or an addiction to mobile phones (Forgays et al., 2014).

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maria Angustias Olivencia-Carri ón, Ramón Ferri-García, María del Mar Rueda, Manuel Gabriel Jiménez-Torres, Francisca López-Torrecillas Source Type: research