International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

The Effect of Academic Stress and Emotion Regulation on Nomophobia among Undergraduate Students in an Indonesian University

I Komang Adi Asta Gina (Psychology Study Program, Faculty of Philosophy and Civilization, Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia)
Muhammad Shammy Alfian (Psychology Study Program, Faculty of Philosophy and Civilization, Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia)
Tia Rahmania (Psychology Study Program, Faculty of Philosophy and Civilization, Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study examined the effects of academic stress and emotion regulation on nomophobia among undergraduate students at an Indonesian university. A quantitative correlational design was employed involving 200 active undergraduate students selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Academic Stress Inventory (ASI), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), and analyzed using multiple linear regression. The findings revealed that neither academic stress nor emotion regulation significantly predicted nomophobia, either individually or simultaneously. The regression model also demonstrated limited explanatory power, indicating that these variables accounted for only a small proportion of variation in nomophobia. These results suggest that nomophobia among university students may be more strongly influenced by other psychological and behavioral factors, such as smartphone usage intensity, fear of missing out (FoMO), social media dependency, and self-control.The study contributes to the nomophobia literature by providing evidence that academic stress and emotion regulation may not constitute primary determinants of nomophobia in higher education settings. This finding highlights the need for future research to explore broader digital behavioral and psychosocial factors in explaining smartphone-related dependence among university students.

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ijssh

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Arts Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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(IJSSH). It is an international refereed journal in english published four monthly (every February, June, and October). The IJSSH is an international peer-reviewed, electronic, online journal in english that provides rapid publication of articles in all areas of the social science, humanity and ...