Relationship between Loneliness and Fear of Negative Social Evaluation with Problematic Mobile Phone Use in Students

Arab, Ali; Rahat Dahmardeh, Tahereh

Relationship between Loneliness and Fear of Negative Social Evaluation with Problematic Mobile Phone Use in Students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Ali Arab ¹
Tahereh Rahat Dahmardeh ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

² M.A. in Educational Psychology, Zabol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zabol, Iran

Abstract

The harmful effects of problem usage of mobile phones are expanding drastically, and factors such as a sense of loneliness and social anxiety can lead to excessive dependence on them and adverse consequences. In this work, we attempted to investigate the relationship between a sense of loneliness and fear of negative evaluation (FNE) of social anxiety in students excessively using mobile phones. It was a descriptive-analytical study conducted on 282 students of the Farhangian University of Zabol (140 females and 142 males) selected through randomized cluster sampling. Research tools were the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, 1978), Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (Leary, 1983), and Mobile Phone Problem Usage Scale (MPPUS; Bianchi & Phillips, 2005). Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient formula and regression analysis. The sense of loneliness and fear of negative evaluation respectively predicted 32% (P<0.01; Beta = 0.566) and 22% (P<0.01; Beta = 0.472) of the variance of problem usage of mobile phones. In general, the results showed that a sense of loneliness and social anxiety lead to dependence on mobile phones and problem usage of them.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2423494.1400.10.4.20.1

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References

Bhardwaj, M., & Ashok, S. J. (2015). Mobile phone addiction and loneliness among teenagers. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2(3), 27-34.

Bian, M., & Leung, L. (2014). Linking loneliness, shyness, smartphone addiction symptoms, and patterns of smartphone use to social capital. Social Science Computer Review, 41(2), 159-176.

Dayapoğlu, N., Kavurmaci, M., & Karaman, S. (2016). The relationship between the problematic mobile phone use and life satisfaction, loneliness, and academic performance in nursing students. Caring Sciences, 9(2), 647-652.

Dickson, D. M. (2012). Physiological and Psychological Consequences of Forced Mobile Phone Abstention. Master of Arts Dissertation, Texas State University – San Marcos.

Dikeç, G., Yalnız, T., Bektaş, B., Turhan, A., & Cevik, S. (2017). Relationship between smartphone addiction and loneliness among adolescents. Dependence, 18(4), 103-111.

Doğan, P. K. (2018). Examining the relation between the fear of negative evaluation and the anxiety for social appearance in folk dancers. Education and Training Studies, 6(3), 59-65.

Elhai, J. D., Tiamiyu, M., & Weeks, J. (2018). Depression and social anxiety in relation to problematic smartphone use. Internet Research, 28(2), 315-332.

Enez Darcin, A., Kose, S., Noyan, C. O., Nurmedov, S., Yılmaz, O., & Dilbaz, N (2016). Smartphone addiction and its relationship with social anxiety and loneliness. Behaviour & Information Technology, 35(7), 520-525.

Ezoe, S., Toda, M., Yoshimura, K., Naritomi, A., Den, R., & Morimoto, K (2009). Relationships of personality and lifestyle with mobile phone dependence among female nursing students. Social Behavior and Personality, 37(2). 231-238.

Ha, J. H., Chin, B., Park, D., Ryu, S., & Yu, J. (2008). Characteristics of excessive cellular phone use in Korean adolescents. Cyber Psychology & Behavior, 11(6), 783-784.

Iqbal, M., & Nurdiani, G. (2016). Is smartphone addiction related to loneliness? Science Arena Publications. Specialty Journal of Psychology and Management, 2(2), 1-6.

Karabulut, E. O., Bahadır, Z., Certel, Z., & Pulur, A. (2013). Investigation of fears of negative evaluation of young national kick boxers in terms of some variables. Movement and Health, 13(2), 183-187.

Leary, R. M. (1983). A brief version of the fear of negative evaluation scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 9, 371-375.

Lee, K. O., & Chae, H. J. (2017). The relationship between cellular phone addiction and self-esteem of elementary school students in highly mobile environment. Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 95(22), 5995-6002.

Mann, F., Bone, J. K., Lloyd-Evans, B., Frerichs, J., Pinfold, V., Ma, R., & etal (2017). A life less lonely: The state of the art in interventions to reduce loneliness in people with mental health problems. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 52, 627–638.

Pugh, S. (2017). Investigating the relationship between smartphone addiction, social anxiety, self-esteem, age & gender. Thesis for BA (Hons) in Psychology, At Dublin Business School, School of Arts, Dublin. http://hdl.handle.net/10788/3329.

Roberts, J. A., Yaya, L. H., & Manolis, C. (2014). The invisible addiction: cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college students. Behavioral Addictions, 3(4), 254-265.

Shoukat, S. (2019). Cell phone addiction and psychological and physiological health in adolescents. EXCLI Journal - Experimental and Clinical Sciences, 18, 47-50.

Tan, C., Pamuk, M., & Dönder, A. (2013). Loneliness and Mobile Phone. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 103(26), 606-611.

Wolniewicz, C. A., Tiamiyu, M. F., Weeks, J. W., & Elhai, J. D. (2018). Problematic smartphone use and relations with negative affect, fear of missing out, and fear of negative and positive evaluation. Psychiatry Research, 262, 618-623.

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Bhardwaj, M., & Ashok, S. J. (2015). Mobile phone addiction and loneliness among teenagers. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2(3), 27-34.

Bian, M., & Leung, L. (2014). Linking loneliness, shyness, smartphone addiction symptoms, and patterns of smartphone use to social capital. Social Science Computer Review, 41(2), 159-176.

Dayapoğlu, N., Kavurmaci, M., & Karaman, S. (2016). The relationship between the problematic mobile phone use and life satisfaction, loneliness, and academic performance in nursing students. Caring Sciences, 9(2), 647-652.

Dickson, D. M. (2012). Physiological and Psychological Consequences of Forced Mobile Phone Abstention. Master of Arts Dissertation, Texas State University – San Marcos.

Dikeç, G., Yalnız, T., Bektaş, B., Turhan, A., & Cevik, S. (2017). Relationship between smartphone addiction and loneliness among adolescents. Dependence, 18(4), 103-111.

Doğan, P. K. (2018). Examining the relation between the fear of negative evaluation and the anxiety for social appearance in folk dancers. Education and Training Studies, 6(3), 59-65.

Elhai, J. D., Tiamiyu, M., & Weeks, J. (2018). Depression and social anxiety in relation to problematic smartphone use. Internet Research, 28(2), 315-332.

Enez Darcin, A., Kose, S., Noyan, C. O., Nurmedov, S., Yılmaz, O., & Dilbaz, N (2016). Smartphone addiction and its relationship with social anxiety and loneliness. Behaviour & Information Technology, 35(7), 520-525.

Ezoe, S., Toda, M., Yoshimura, K., Naritomi, A., Den, R., & Morimoto, K (2009). Relationships of personality and lifestyle with mobile phone dependence among female nursing students. Social Behavior and Personality, 37(2). 231-238.

Ha, J. H., Chin, B., Park, D., Ryu, S., & Yu, J. (2008). Characteristics of excessive cellular phone use in Korean adolescents. Cyber Psychology & Behavior, 11(6), 783-784.

Iqbal, M., & Nurdiani, G. (2016). Is smartphone addiction related to loneliness? Science Arena Publications. Specialty Journal of Psychology and Management, 2(2), 1-6.

Karabulut, E. O., Bahadır, Z., Certel, Z., & Pulur, A. (2013). Investigation of fears of negative evaluation of young national kick boxers in terms of some variables. Movement and Health, 13(2), 183-187.

Leary, R. M. (1983). A brief version of the fear of negative evaluation scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 9, 371-375.

Lee, K. O., & Chae, H. J. (2017). The relationship between cellular phone addiction and self-esteem of elementary school students in highly mobile environment. Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 95(22), 5995-6002.

Mann, F., Bone, J. K., Lloyd-Evans, B., Frerichs, J., Pinfold, V., Ma, R., & etal (2017). A life less lonely: The state of the art in interventions to reduce loneliness in people with mental health problems. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 52, 627–638.

Pugh, S. (2017). Investigating the relationship between smartphone addiction, social anxiety, self-esteem, age & gender. Thesis for BA (Hons) in Psychology, At Dublin Business School, School of Arts, Dublin. http://hdl.handle.net/10788/3329.

Roberts, J. A., Yaya, L. H., & Manolis, C. (2014). The invisible addiction: cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college students. Behavioral Addictions, 3(4), 254-265.

Shoukat, S. (2019). Cell phone addiction and psychological and physiological health in adolescents. EXCLI Journal - Experimental and Clinical Sciences, 18, 47-50.

Tan, C., Pamuk, M., & Dönder, A. (2013). Loneliness and Mobile Phone. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 103(26), 606-611.

Wolniewicz, C. A., Tiamiyu, M. F., Weeks, J. W., & Elhai, J. D. (2018). Problematic smartphone use and relations with negative affect, fear of missing out, and fear of negative and positive evaluation. Psychiatry Research, 262, 618-623.

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