Investigation of the Relationship Between the Level of Nomophobia and Perceived Social Support and Personality Traits in Nursing Students

Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted in descriptive-crosssectional and relational types to examine the relationship between the level of nomophobia, perceived social support, and personality traits in nursing students. Methods: In this study, Descriptive Traits Form, Nomophobia Scale, The Big Five Inventory (BFI), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Revised (MSPSS-R) were applied to collect data. Results: Results was determined that nursing students were mildly nomophobic and it was concluded that their nomophobic levels of losing connectedness were higher. It has been observed that there is a relationship between neuroticism and nomophobia, one of the personality traits of the students in BFI. Conclusion: While it was determined that students' perceived social support perceptions were high and the perceived social support from the family was higher than other dimensions, it was concluded that there was a relationship between nomophobia and perceived social support from the family.