Nomophobia in high school students.

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to measure the levels of nomophobia in the high school student population in Guerrero, Mexico. A quantitative approach with a non-experimental design and a descriptive, cross-sectional scope was used. Ninety-nine students enrolled in High School No. 23 "Jacob Najera Hernández" (UAGro) participated, selected through a non-probability convenience sampling. The Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), adapted to Spanish by González-Cabrera et al. (2017), was applied. The results showed that 55.56% (55) of the participants are at risk of nomophobia, indicating a possible tendency towards the development of serious problems related to excessive mobile phone use.