AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF 'NO MOBILE PHONE PHOBIA' AMONG SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS ATTENDING COACHING INSTITUTE, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

Background: Nomophobia refers to a psychological condition in which people fear being disconnected from their mobile phones. Nomophobia is connected with feelings of loneliness, low self-esteem, and unhappiness, particularly among adolescents. Using mobile phones in an inappropriate way is very hazardous for school and college students as it results in poor academic performance due to disturbance during classes or lectures, accidents due to poor concentration while driving, and degraded social relations due to the preference for the mobile calling and avoiding nearby people. To estimate the prevalence of Nomophobia and it's associated factors among school going ado Objective: lescents attending coaching institute, Jaipur Observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 12 Material and Methods: 2 school going adolescents attending coaching institute of class 11th and 12th. Out of all student Results: s enrolled in study everyone had Nomophobia; while only 19% had mild Nomophobia, most of the students had moderate (53%) to severe (28%) Nomophobia. Our study nds moderate to severe Nomophobia in 81% of adolescents which is serious Conclusion: concern specially for coming generation and workforce of country. Nomophobia is an alarming issue and it should be addressed on priority basis. Regulations to use mobile phone in schools and at home should be done by teachers and parents, parental control on mobile phone uses should be there for children.