Relationships between personality traits and nomophobia: Research on nurses working in public hospitals
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, cilt.58, sa.2, ss.673-681, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ppc.12834
- Dergi Adı: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.673-681
- Anahtar Kelimeler: five factor personality traits, mobile phone, nomophobia, nursing, nursing administration
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Purpose: In this study, some personal and smartphone usage characteristics will be examined as the determinants of nomophobia, and its relationship with personality traits will be tested. Design and Methods: The sample of the descriptive and correlative study consisted of 669 nurses working in six hospitals in Istanbul. The data collection tool consisted of three parts: Descriptive information form, Nomophobia Scale, and Five-Factor Personality Traits Scale. Findings: There was a relationship between nurses' nomophobia levels and neuroticism scores (r = 0.201; p < 0.001). The relationships nomophobia levels with other personality features were found to be either significant but negative, and very low power or statistically non-significant. Practice Implications: As a result of the research, the prevalence of nomophobia increases due to the use of smartphones, especially the younger generation is at risk for nomophobia and that the personality traits of the people do not have a strong explanatory on the levels of nomophobia.