The Mediating Role of Self-Control in the Relationship between Nomophobia and Basic Psychological Needs in University Students

International Journal of Progressive Education, cilt.18, sa.6, ss.96-110, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)

This research aims to determine the mediating role of self-control in the relationship between basic

psychological needs and nomophobia. The study employed a relational survey method in which the

relations between the variables are examined within the framework of the structural equation model.

The sample of the study consists of 688 students selected according to stratification and convenient

sampling. Personal information form, Nomophobia Scale, Need Satisfaction Scale, and Self

Management scale was used in the study. The data were analysed using the SPSS 22 and AMOS 20

programs. According to research results, 0.4% of university students did not have a nomophobic

tendency, 65.7% had a mild nomophobic tendency, 30.8% moderate nomophobic tendency, and 3.1%

had an extreme nomophobic tendency. In addition, need satisfaction predicted self-control positively,

while self-control predicted nomophobia negatively. With the inclusion of the self-control variable as

a mediator in the model, the predictive power of need satisfaction of nomophobia lost its significance.

Need satisfaction predicts nomophobia on self-control significantly. It can indicated that the

coefficients of the direct and indirect paths that emerged as a result of the Bootstrap analysis are

significant and that it assumes the role of a full mediator of self-control.