By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women’s Health Weekly -- Data detailed on Gender and Health - Gender Health have been presented. According to news reporting originating from Tokat, Turkey, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “There is a growing interest in nomophobia, which is defined as the fear of being out of cellular phone contact, or ‘feelings of discomfort or anxiety experienced by individuals when they are unable to use their mobile phones or utilize the affordances these devices provide’. However, only limited research can be found in terms of its determinants at present.”
Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Gaziosmanpasa University, “Contemporary literature suggests that the relationships among attachment styles, mindfulness, and nomophobia have not been investigated. This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between attachment and nomophobia. In addition, the study also focuses on gender differences in attachment, mindfulness, and nomophobia. A theory-based structural model was tested to understand the essentials of the associations between the constructs. The Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, Nomophobia Questionnaire, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale were used to collect data from undergraduate students (N=450; 70.9% women [319/450]; mean age=21.94 years [SD 3.61]). Two measurement models (ie, attachment and mindfulness) and a structural model were specified, estimated, and evaluated. The structural equation model shows that the positive direct effects of avoidant (.13, p=.03) and anxious attachment (.48, p<.001) on nomophobia were significant. The negative direct effects of avoidant (-.18, p=.01) and anxious attachment (-.33, p<.001) on mindfulness were also significant. Moreover, mindfulness has a significant negative effect on nomophobia for women only (-.13, p=.03). Finally, the Sobel test showed that the indirect effects of avoidant and anxious attachment on nomophobia via mindfulness were significant (p <.001). The direct and indirect effects of anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and mindfulness altogether accounted for 33% of the total variance in nomophobia. Gender comparison results show that there is a significant difference in attachment based on gender (F=6.97, p=.01, Wilk l=.97, partial e=.03). Women (mean 68.46 [SD 16.96]) scored significantly higher than men (mean 63.59 [SD 15.97]) in anxious attachment (F=7.93, p=.01, partial e=.02). Gender differences in mindfulness were not significant (F=3.45, p=.69). On the other hand, results do show significant gender differences in nomophobia (F=2.71, p=.03, Wilk l=.98, partial e=.02) where women scored significantly higher than men. In general, individuals who are emotionally more dependent and crave more closeness and attention in the relationship tend to display higher levels of fear or discomfort when they have no access to their mobile phones. However, gender has a differential impact on the relationship between avoidant attachment and nomophobia. This study establishes the impact of mindfulness on nomophobia for women; therefore, future studies should test the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy approaches and confirm whether they are effective and efficient.”
According to the news editors, the research concluded: “On the basis of significant gender difference in nomophobia and attachment, we conclude that gender should be taken into account in mindfulness-based treatments dealing with nomophobia.”
For more information on this research see: Individual Differences in the Relationship Between Attachment and Nomophobia Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 2017;19(12):e404. Journal of Medical Internet Research can be contacted at: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Toronto General Hospital, R Fraser Elliott Bldg, 4TH FL, R 4S435, 190 Elizabeth St, Toronto, on M5G 2C4, Canada.
The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting I. Arpaci, Dept. of Computers and Instructional Technologies, Faculty of Education, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey. Additional authors for this research include M. Baloglu, H.I. Ozteke Kozan and S. Kesici.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.8847. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
Publisher contact information for the Journal of Medical Internet Research is: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Toronto General Hospital, R Fraser Elliott Bldg, 4TH FL, R 4S435, 190 Elizabeth St, Toronto, on M5G 2C4, Canada.
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CITATION: (2018-01-04), Investigators at Gaziosmanpasa University Zero in on Gender Health (Individual Differences in the Relationship Between Attachment and Nomophobia Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Mindfulness), Women’s Health Weekly, 47, ISSN: 1532-4729, BUTTER® ID: 014910758
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