| Abstract | Sve veći zahtjevi svakodnevice i užurbani životni stil dovode do toga da čovjek poseže za sredstvima koji će olakšati njegov svakodnevni život. Jedan od tih sredstava, koji se postao sastavni dio gotovo svih aspekata života pojedinca, jest pametni telefon. Unatoč brojnim benefitima, poput jeftine, brze komunikacije i razmjene informacija, ekstenzivno korištenje pametnih telefona može rezultirati i nekim maladaptivnim obrascima ponašanja i doživljavanja, kao što je to, primjerice, sve raširenija moderna fobija 21. stoljeća – nomofobija. Kao što samo ime kaže, nomofobija (No Mobile Phone Phobia) označava strah od nemogućnosti korištenja pogodnosti pametnih telefona. U svrhu podrobnijeg razumijevanja nomofobije, cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je validirati upitnik kojim se ona ispituje, ali i utvrditi povezanost nomofobije i nekih karakteristika pojedinca. Osim toga, ovim istraživanjem pokušalo se odgovoriti na pitanje prediktivnosti internaliziranih dispozicija pojedinca i usvojenih navika korištenja pametnih telefona za razvoj nomofobije. U svrhu pronalaska odgovora o prirodi odnosa nomofobije i nekih internalnih karakteristika pojedinca korišteni su sljedeći mjerni instrumenti Upitnik nomofobije, HEXACO-PI-R upitnik ličnosti, DASS-21 skala anksioznosti, depresivnosti i stresa i Upitnik strukture veza. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 467 studenata (382 studentice i 85 studenata) različitih fakultetskih usmjerenja u Republici Hrvatskoj, prosječne dobi od 22 godine. Konfirmatornom faktorskom analizom potvrđena je četverofaktorska struktura Upitnika nomofobije, kao i zadovoljavajuće psihometrijske karakteristike istoga. Korelacijske analize upućuju na značajne obrasce povezanosti nomofobije i sociodemografskih faktora, crta ličnosti iskrenost – poniznost i emocionalnost, anksioznosti, stresa, dimenzije privrženosti izbjegavanje i nekih navika korištenja pametnih telefona. Osim toga, rezultati ukazuju na to da sociodemografski faktori, crte ličnosti iskrenost – poniznost, emocionalnost i ekstraverzija, anksioznost i vrijeme provedeno na društvenim mrežama značajno pridonose objašnjenju varijance nomofobije. Konkretno, navedeni prediktori objašnjavaju ukupno 27.3% varijance nomofobije. Dodatno, utvrđena je medijacijska uloga nomofobije u vezi između svakodnevnih navika korištenja pametnih telefona i faktora distresa (depresivnosti, anksioznosti i stresa). |
| Abstract (english) | The increasing demands of everyday life and the hectic lifestyle lead people to the pursuit of means that facilitate nowadays existence. One of these means, incorporated in almost every aspect of one`s life, is a smartphone. Despite numerous benefits, such as cheap, fast communication and information sharing, extensive use of smartphone can also result in some maladaptive behaviors and experiences, like the widespread 21 century modern phobia – nomophobia. As the name implies, nomophobia (No Mobile Phone Phobia) signifies a fear of not being able to use the benefits provided by smartphones. In order to gain a closer understanding of nomophobia, the aim of this research was to validate the questionnaire intended for examination of this construct, as well as to determine the correlation between nomophobia and some individual characteristics. In addition, this research sought to answer the question of the predictability of internalized dispositions and the adopted habits of using smartphones to develop nomophobia. For the purpose of finding answers about the nature of the relationship between nomophobia and some of the individual`s internal characteristics the following measuring instruments were used Nomophobia Questionnaire, HEXACO Personality Inventory, The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and Relationship Structures Questionnaire. A total of 467 students (382 female and 85 male) from different faculties in the Republic of Croatia, with an average age of 22, participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor structure of the Nomophobia Questionnaire, as well as its satisfaciory psychometric characteristics. Correlation analyzes indicate significant patterns of correlations between nomophobia and sociodemographic factors, personality traits honesty – humility and emotionality, anxiety, stress, attachment dimension of avoidance, and some smartphone usage habits. In addition, the results indicate that sociodemographic factors, personality traits honesty – humility, emotionality and extraversion, anxiety and time spent on social networks significantly contribute to explaining the variance of nomophobia. More specifically, the predictors explained 27.3% of the variance of nomophobia. Additionally, the mediating role of nomophobia in the relationship between dialy smartphone usage habits and distress factors (depression, anxiety and stress) was identified. |
