Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Autor(a) principal: Massano-Cardoso, Ilda Maria
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Figueiredo, Sofia, Galhardo, Ana
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2022.8.1.239
Resumo: Background and Aim: Nomophobia (no mobile phone) is defined as a digital era phobia characterized by an excessive fear of not being able to use the cell phone. In the COVID-19 pandemic context, there was an intensification of information and communication technology. The current study aimed to explore differences in nomophobia levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and those evidenced before the pandemic situation. Additionally, we sought to analyze the relationship between nomophobia and variables such as the frequency of use of screens for professional purposes, the use of cell phone management, and to what extent the pandemic made screen use a recurrent practice. We hypothesize that the fact that most of the daily activities took place at home (e.g., teleworking, online classes), there is a global decrease of nomophobia levels. Methods: Cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 288 participants from the general population in a pandemic situation and 500 participants who took part in a survey conducted before the pandemic. All participants completed online the European Portuguese version of the Nomophobia Questionnaire. Results: The nomophobia levels observed during the pandemic situation were lower compared to the pre-pandemic period. There were no statistically significant differences in nomophobia levels by sex, marital status, or recurrent use of the screen. Nomophobia was not associated with age, use of screens for professional purposes, or mobile phone management. Conclusions: Given that most activities occurred at home (e.g., teleworking, online classes), the nomophobia levels during the Covid-19 pandemic were lower. This seems to be related to the global decrease of the fear of not being able to communicate through the smartphone, losing connectivity, not being able to access information and the fear of not having a Wi-Fi signal or running out of battery.
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spelling Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemicNomofobia na população portuguesa em contexto pandémico: estudo comparativo antes e durante a pandemia COVID-19NomophobiaCOVID-19Use of screensDigital well-beingNomofobiaCOVID-19Uso de ecrãsBem-estar digitalBackground and Aim: Nomophobia (no mobile phone) is defined as a digital era phobia characterized by an excessive fear of not being able to use the cell phone. In the COVID-19 pandemic context, there was an intensification of information and communication technology. The current study aimed to explore differences in nomophobia levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and those evidenced before the pandemic situation. Additionally, we sought to analyze the relationship between nomophobia and variables such as the frequency of use of screens for professional purposes, the use of cell phone management, and to what extent the pandemic made screen use a recurrent practice. We hypothesize that the fact that most of the daily activities took place at home (e.g., teleworking, online classes), there is a global decrease of nomophobia levels. Methods: Cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 288 participants from the general population in a pandemic situation and 500 participants who took part in a survey conducted before the pandemic. All participants completed online the European Portuguese version of the Nomophobia Questionnaire. Results: The nomophobia levels observed during the pandemic situation were lower compared to the pre-pandemic period. There were no statistically significant differences in nomophobia levels by sex, marital status, or recurrent use of the screen. Nomophobia was not associated with age, use of screens for professional purposes, or mobile phone management. Conclusions: Given that most activities occurred at home (e.g., teleworking, online classes), the nomophobia levels during the Covid-19 pandemic were lower. This seems to be related to the global decrease of the fear of not being able to communicate through the smartphone, losing connectivity, not being able to access information and the fear of not having a Wi-Fi signal or running out of battery.Contexto e Objetivo: A nomofobia (no mobile phone) é definida como uma fobia da era digital que se traduz num medo excessivo de ficar impedido de usar o telemóvel. No contexto da pandemia COVID-19, observou-se a intensificação do uso das tecnologias de informação e comunicação. Este estudo pretendeu explorar a existência de diferenças nos níveis de nomofobia experienciados durante a pandemia, comparando-os com os evidenciados antes da pandemia. Adicionalmente, procurou-se analisar a relação entre a nomofobia e variáveis como a frequência do uso dos ecrãs na atividade profissional, o recurso ao gerenciador do telemóvel e em que medida a pandemia tornou o uso do ecrã uma prática recorrente. Hipotetiza-se que, em virtude da maioria das atividades ocorrer no domicílio (teletrabalho, aulas online), se observe uma diminuição global da nomofobia. Métodos: Estudo de desenho transversal. Participaram 288 indivíduos da população geral em situação de pandemia e 500 indivíduos de uma amostra recolhida previamente à pandemia. Todos os participantes preencheram online o European Portuguese Version of the Nomophobia Questionnaire. Resultados: Os níveis de nomofobia observados durante a pandemia foram mais reduzidos comparativamente aos do período pré-pandemia. Não se observaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas nos níveis de nomofobia em função do sexo, estado civil ou prática recorrente do uso do ecrã. A nomofobia não se mostrou associada à idade, uso dos ecrãs para efeitos profissionais ou recurso ao gerenciador do telemóvel. Conclusões: Em virtude da maioria das atividades ocorrerem em casa (teletrabalho, aulas online), os níveis de nomofobia observados em situação de pandemia foram mais reduzidos. Estes parecem estar relacionados com a diminuição global do medo de não poder comunicar através do telemóvel, perder conectividade, não poder aceder à informação e recear não ter sinal Wi-Fi ou ficar sem bateria.Departamento de Investigação & Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Miguel Torga2022-03-04info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdftext/htmlhttps://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2022.8.1.239https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2022.8.1.239Portuguese Journal of Behavioral and Social Research; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022): May; 1–13Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social; Vol. 8 N.º 1 (2022): Maio; 1–132183-4938reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/239https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/239/488https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/239/495Direitos de Autor (c) 2022 Ilda Maria Massano-Cardoso, Sofia Figueiredo, Ana Galhardohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMassano-Cardoso, Ilda MariaFigueiredo, SofiaGalhardo, Ana2023-05-25T22:00:58Zoai:ojs.rpics.ismt.pt:article/239Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:39:48.489322Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nomofobia na população portuguesa em contexto pandémico: estudo comparativo antes e durante a pandemia COVID-19
title Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
spellingShingle Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Massano-Cardoso, Ilda Maria
Nomophobia
COVID-19
Use of screens
Digital well-being
Nomofobia
COVID-19
Uso de ecrãs
Bem-estar digital
title_short Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort Nomophobia in the Portuguese population in pandemic context: Comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
author Massano-Cardoso, Ilda Maria
author_facet Massano-Cardoso, Ilda Maria
Figueiredo, Sofia
Galhardo, Ana
author_role author
author2 Figueiredo, Sofia
Galhardo, Ana
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Massano-Cardoso, Ilda Maria
Figueiredo, Sofia
Galhardo, Ana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Nomophobia
COVID-19
Use of screens
Digital well-being
Nomofobia
COVID-19
Uso de ecrãs
Bem-estar digital
topic Nomophobia
COVID-19
Use of screens
Digital well-being
Nomofobia
COVID-19
Uso de ecrãs
Bem-estar digital
description Background and Aim: Nomophobia (no mobile phone) is defined as a digital era phobia characterized by an excessive fear of not being able to use the cell phone. In the COVID-19 pandemic context, there was an intensification of information and communication technology. The current study aimed to explore differences in nomophobia levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and those evidenced before the pandemic situation. Additionally, we sought to analyze the relationship between nomophobia and variables such as the frequency of use of screens for professional purposes, the use of cell phone management, and to what extent the pandemic made screen use a recurrent practice. We hypothesize that the fact that most of the daily activities took place at home (e.g., teleworking, online classes), there is a global decrease of nomophobia levels. Methods: Cross-sectional study. The sample comprised 288 participants from the general population in a pandemic situation and 500 participants who took part in a survey conducted before the pandemic. All participants completed online the European Portuguese version of the Nomophobia Questionnaire. Results: The nomophobia levels observed during the pandemic situation were lower compared to the pre-pandemic period. There were no statistically significant differences in nomophobia levels by sex, marital status, or recurrent use of the screen. Nomophobia was not associated with age, use of screens for professional purposes, or mobile phone management. Conclusions: Given that most activities occurred at home (e.g., teleworking, online classes), the nomophobia levels during the Covid-19 pandemic were lower. This seems to be related to the global decrease of the fear of not being able to communicate through the smartphone, losing connectivity, not being able to access information and the fear of not having a Wi-Fi signal or running out of battery.
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