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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychopathology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1538155
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Understanding and Treating Fears and Phobias View all 4 articles
The Prevalence of Nomophobia in Cyprus and its Relationship with Coping Styles
Provisionally accepted- Department of Psychology, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus
The rise in smartphone use and the resulting dependence has led to the emergence of nomophobia, a term describing the anxiety or discomfort experienced when individuals are without their mobile phones. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of nomophobia among adults in Cyprus and explore its relationship with demographic characteristics, reasons for smartphone use, and coping styles.In line with this aim, participants were 300 adults from Cyprus recruited by convenience and snowball sampling methods. The data were collected via an internet-based questionnaire that examined participants' level of nomophobia, reasons for phone use, time spent on their phones, and coping styles. The study utilized a Personal Information Form, the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), and the Brief Coping to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief COPE) to gather data.The results suggest that (a) nearly all participants (99.3%) exhibited some level of nomophobia, with more than half of our sample (51.3%) experiencing moderate levels, (b) younger
Keywords: Nomophobia, Cyprus, Coping styles, Smartphones, avoidance, Social Media
Received: 02 Dec 2024; Accepted: 17 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Marilena Mousoulidou, Department of Psychology, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus
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