Fear of detachment from mobile phone: nomophobia and suicidality among Malaysian university students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-24 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2023.2274315
Khong Yun Pang, Ching Sin Siau, Meng Chuan Ho, Pei Boon Ooi, Yee Kee Tan, Pui Juan Woi, Samantha Arielle Lai, Caryn Mei Hsien Chan
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The attachment to mobile devices during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the possibility of increased nomophobia, which is the intense fear of losing access to one's mobile device. Therefore, this study aimed to determine if nomophobia was independently associated with suicidality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among university students in Malaysia. This cross-sectional study had two-time points in data collection: one year before and one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. N = 806 university students aged ≥ 18 years completed an online questionnaire comprising the Nomophobia Questionnaire, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised. A multiple logistic regression (controlling for gender, age, and social support) was conducted to determine the association between nomophobia and suicidality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence of severe nomophobia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic was 15.7% and 35.6% respectively. The level of nomophobia was significantly higher during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-pandemic. Pre-pandemic, there were no significant associations. During the pandemic, participants with moderate (aOR 3.09, 95% CI [1.14-8.40], p = .027) and severe (aOR 3.57, 95% CI [1.25-10.20], p = .018) nomophobia had higher odds of suicide plan. During the pandemic, moderate and severe nomophobia were independently associated with more than three times higher odds for a lifetime suicide plan. Our study findings carry implications for the well-being of university students.

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对脱离手机的恐惧:2019冠状病毒病大流行之前和期间马来西亚大学生的无手机恐惧症和自杀行为
在新冠肺炎大流行期间,对移动设备的依赖导致了诺莫恐惧症的增加,这是对无法访问移动设备的强烈恐惧。因此,本研究旨在确定在新冠肺炎大流行之前和期间,在马来西亚大学生中,无行为恐惧症是否与自杀独立相关。这项横断面研究的数据收集有两个时间点:新冠肺炎大流行前一年和大流行后一年。N = 806名年龄在 ≥ 18 years完成了一份在线问卷,包括Nomophobia问卷、感知社会支持多维量表和自杀行为问卷修订版。在新冠肺炎大流行之前和期间,进行了多元逻辑回归(控制性别、年龄和社会支持),以确定无行为恐惧症与自杀之间的关联。新冠肺炎大流行前和大流行期间严重诺模恐惧症的患病率分别为15.7%和35.6%。与大流行前相比,新冠肺炎大流行期间的诺莫恐惧症水平显著较高。在大流行之前,没有明显的关联。在疫情期间,中度(aOR 3.09,95%CI[1.14-8.40],p = .027)和严重(aOR 3.57,95%CI[1.25-10.20],p = .018)诺莫恐惧症有更高的自杀计划几率。在疫情期间,中度和重度诺模恐惧症与终身自杀计划的几率高出三倍以上独立相关。我们的研究结果对大学生的幸福感有启示。
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