Nomophobia: What’s Behind It?
The artificial word nomophobia describes the fear of not being reachable via smartphone. The term originates from the English-speaking world and is the abbreviation for “No-Mobile-Phone-Phobia”. This translates as “fear of not having a cell phone.” A study in 2012 found that 66 percent of British cell phone users are afraid of mobile inaccessibility. In … Nomophobia: What’s Behind It?
