Abstract
The present study investigated the relationship between nomophobia, attachment styles and
social phobia and the influence of social phobia on nomophobia. The study hypothesized that
there is a relationship in between nomophobia, attachment styles and social phobia, also social
phobia and age has an influence on nomophobia. Quantitative survey research design and
purposive sampling was used. A sample of 400 university students was selected. Data was
collected through Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ; Simpson et al.,1996), Nomophobia
Questionnaire (NMP-Q; Yildrim & Correia, 2015), Short form of Social Interaction Anxiety
Scale and Social Phobia Scale (SIAS-6, SPS-6; Peters et al., 2012). To analyze the data SPSS
V21 was used. Results indicate that nomophobia has significant correlation with attachment
style and anxiety attachment style. Nomophobia has non-significant correlation with avoidant
attachment style. Nomophobia has significant correlation with social phobia. Regression
analysis shows that there is a significantly strong effect of nomophobia on social phobia.
Whereas age did not predict nomophobia.