Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
12th International Computer Instructional Technologies Symposium (ICITS 2018), İzmir, Türkiye, 2 - 04 Mayıs 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate the
relationship between nomophobia and self-esteem among university students. Data
of the study were collected from 1303 university students in a public university.
Correlational research method was employed. Nomophobia scale (20 items-Likert
scale) and self-esteem scale (10 items-Likert scale) were used to collect data.
The factor structure of the scales was confirmed with Confirmatory Factor
Analysis (CFA). Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to analyze the
relationship between both total nomophobia scores and factor scores and
self-esteem. The results showed that there was no significant correlation
between nomophobia scores and self-esteem scores of university students (p >
.05). Moreover, there was no significant correlation between
nomophobia factor scores (not being able to access information, losing
connectedness, not being able to communicate, and giving up convenience) and
self-esteem scores of university students (p > .05). Considering the effect
of self-esteem on technological addictions, self-esteem should be investigated
as a mediator variable in nomophobia related research.