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The Association between Symptoms of Nomophobia, Insomnia and Food Addiction among Young Adults: Findings of an Exploratory Cross-Sectional Survey.

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No previous research has examined the association between symptoms of nomophobia and food addiction. Similarly, only a few studies have examined the association between nomophobia and symptoms of insomnia. This exploratory study utilized an online self-administered, structured questionnaire that included: basic sociodemographic and anthropometrics; the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q); the insomnia severity index (ISI); and the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) in a convenience sample of young adults (18-35 years) in Bahrain ( = 654), 304 (46%) males and 350 (54%) females. Symptoms of severe nomophobia, moderate-severe insomnia, and food addiction were more common among female participants both for each disorder separately and in combination; however, differences did not reach statistical significance. For severe nomophobia, the rate for females was 76 (21.7%) and for males was 57 (18.8%) = 0.9. For moderate-severe insomnia, the rate for females was 56 (16%) and for males was 36 (11.84%) = 0.1. For food addiction, the rate for females was 71 (20.29%) and for males was 53 (17.43%) = 0.3. A statistically significant association was present between nomophobia and insomnia = 0.60, < 0.001. No association was found between nomophobia and food addiction. Nomophobia is very common in young adults, particularly in females; nomophobia is associated with insomnia but not with food addiction.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Volume
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18
Issue
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2
Date Published
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2021
ISSN Number
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1661-7827
URL
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https://www.mdpi.com/resolver?pii=ijerph18020711
DOI
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10.3390/ijerph18020711
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Int J Environ Res Public Health
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