Attachment Style: Influence of Social Phobia on Nomophobia

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.