Nomophobia is a terrible social disorder

Addiction generally refers to the attraction to different types of drugs such as cocaine, yaba, smoking, and gambling. In today's digital era, mobile phone or social media addiction has taken a terrible form. The study is based on primary data collected from 100 (one hundred) students of 5 (five) renowned schools and colleges in the Jashore area of Bangladesh. This paper tries to analyze their responses toward three distinctive variables—parents, family environment, and social media. Findings of the study showed that out of 100 students, 18.7 percent have mild, 53.42 percent have moderate, and 28.1 percent have severe nomophobia. The research revealed an alarming picture: 43.4 percent of parents, 41.7 percent of friends, and 11.3 percent of social and environmental factors are responsible for students suffering from nomophobia. The study also indicated that loneliness (28.3 percent), online classes (38.5 percent), lack of confidence (21.6 percent), and parental separation (28.1 percent) contributed to students becoming addicted to mobile phones and social media, later causing nomophobia. Their level of nomophobia is alarming; therefore, there is a need to reduce nomophobia and develop effective strategies to prevent further harm. Awareness, self-control, and positive alternative uses of mobile phones can save human civilization.