Nomophobia and netlessphobia: implications for psychological resilience and happiness

This study aims to examine the effects of individuals' perceptions of nomophobia and netlessphobia on psychological resilience and happiness, and to determine the effect of psychological resilience perceptions on happiness. The study included 537 participants aged 18 years and over, working in either the public or private sector. Data were collected online using scales measuring nomophobia, netlessphobia, psychological resilience and happiness. Path analysis, t-tests and ANOVA tests were carried out based on the distribution of the collected data. The results indicate that individuals' perceptions of nomophobia (M = 4.06, SD = 1.25) significantly affect their perceptions of psychological resilience (M = 2.68, SD = 0.81), but have no effect on their perceptions of happiness (M = 2.61, SD = 0.86). Conversely, perceptions of netlessphobia (M = 3.78, SD = 0.84) significantly influence both psychological resilience and happiness. This study shows that digital anxiety affects psychological resilience and happiness. Specifically, nomophobia negatively affects psychological resilience but has no significant effect on happiness, whereas netlessphobia significantly affects both.