MOBILE PHONE DEPENDENCY, FEAR OF MISSING OUT AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
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0023-06-18
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KINNAIRD COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Abstract
With the rapid advancement of technology, today’s generation has greater access to
technologythan anybody else. Almost every individual has a mobile phone now a days, so
todays’generation has to deal with both positive and negative effects of technology. This in turn
leadthem to develop high level of Perceived Stress as a result of Fear of Missing out developed
inthem whenever they found themselves not using their mobile phones, or if they feel they are
notconnected to their friends through social media The aim of the current research was to
explorethe negative effects that mobile dependency can have on psychological health, how fear
ofmissing out leads to high levels of perceived stress in people, and what steps should be taken
toreduce and monitor the amount of time spent using mobile phones. 180participants (90-males,
90-females) from across Pakistan filled out the questionnaire. Theparticipants were between the
age ranges of 15-24. A correlational study design was used in thisresearch. The data was
collected online as well as in person. The participants completedmeasures of Test of Mobile
Phone Dependency (TMD), The FOMO Scale and Perceived StressScale (PSS). The results of
this research suggest that there is a significant relationship betweenthree subscales of Mobile
phone dependency i.e., abstinence, lack of self-control, tolerance andinterference with other
activities, and perceived helplessness that is a subscale of perceivedstres.