The relationships between nomophobia, alexithymia and metacognitive problems in an adolescent population

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dc.authoridYavuz, Mesut/0000-0002-8957-6510
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Mesut
dc.contributor.authorAltan, Beyza
dc.contributor.authorBayrak, Busra
dc.contributor.authorGunduz, Merve
dc.contributor.authorBolat, Nurullah
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:45:39Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:45:39Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractNomophobia refers to an intense anxiety and stress caused by being out of contact with mobile phones (MPs). It is known that excessive engagement with MPs decreases adolescents' psychological well-being, social and academic functioning. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of nomophobia with alexithymia which is characterized by difficulties in describing and expressing emotions and using empathy, and with the metacognition characteristics which have the function of controlling the cognitions in an adolescent population. The study was conducted on 1817 participants (n = 972, 54% female, n = 835, 46% male). The Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), The Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and The Metacognition Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (MCQ-C) were administered to participants. A question form for socio-demographic data was also administered to participants and their families. Cathegorical variables were analyzed by chi-square test, and numerical variables were analyzed by independent sample t test. The relationships between the scales' scores were analyzed by the Pearson-product moments correlation test. The predictive effects of alexithymia, metacognition problems and gender were assessed by multiple linear regression analysis. Nomophobia, alexithymia and metacognition problem levels were significantly higher in females than males. There was a significant correlation between NMP-Q and TAS-20 scores and MCQ-C scores. TAS-20, MCQ-C scores and gender significantly predicted the nomophobia when NMP-Q score was a dependent variable. Therapeutic interventions for improving social skills like emphatic thinking and/or increasing emotional expression may be beneficial in the treatment of adolescents with alexithymic traits which experience nomophobia. Moreover, interventions that enhance metacognitive skills which can control negative thoughts triggered by the possibility of losing contact with MPs may increase treatment success.
dc.identifier.doi10.24953/turkjped.2019.03.005
dc.identifier.endpage351
dc.identifier.issn0041-4301
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid31916711
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85077698903
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage345
dc.identifier.trdizinid353083
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.24953/turkjped.2019.03.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/353083
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24667
dc.identifier.volume61
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000506423500005
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish J Pediatrics
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Pediatrics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectnomophobia
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectalexithymia
dc.subjectmetacognition
dc.titleThe relationships between nomophobia, alexithymia and metacognitive problems in an adolescent population
dc.typeArticle

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