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Nomophobia And Its Relationship with Social Isolation Among University Students
Khadija Haji Ismael, Jwan Bahaden Ali
Nomophobia is defined as the fear or anxiety of being without a mobile phone or cellular service. This condition can lead to symptoms such as agitation, changes in breathing, trembling, and panic attacks. This condition most of the time is associated with the overuse of mobile devices and can significantly affect daily activity and life. While it's not officially recognized as a disorder but nomophobia is predicted to become common and notifiable in the current digital era. The study's objectives are to ascertain the degree of nomophobia and social isolation among Raparin University students, as well as any statistically significant differences in these terms among the sample's students based on factors like gender (male and female), academic year (first, second, third, and fourth), study field (scientific or humanities), and family status (single, married, and divorced). Additionally, the study seeks to ascertain whether nomophobia and social isolation are generally correlated. The research methodology is descriptive. Out of the 4963 students in the study population, 513 students 153 males and 360 females made up the selected sample, which was chosen using suitable random selection and represented around 11% of the total. The questionnaire was used to obtain the data. The 20-item Nomophobia questionnaire, created by Yildirim and Korean (2015), was translated from English into Kurdish, leaving 18 items after modification. The researcher created the 28 items that made up the social isolation scale. One-Way ANOVA, T-Test, and Pearson correlation were the primary statistical methods utilized. The most important results: Students generally have a mild degree of nomophobia، however nomophobia is not observed among the variables (gender، academic year ، and family status) ، while it was observed according to variable of study field and was in favor of the scientific department, and the level of social isolation among students is weak and social isolation wasn’t observed according to the variables (gender, academic year, study field and family status). Social isolation and nomophobia are directly correlated, and the researcher has offered some recommendations and suggestions in light of the research findings.
Volume 10 · Issue 2 · June 2023Self-confidence level among students of Raparin University who have undergone cosmetic surgery
Nawzad Ali Awrahman, Hevar Ali Abubakr, Soma Ismail Khader, Zhiwar Sabah Ahmad
The problem of the research, when the level of (Self-confidence) is High, the individual enjoys good mental and somatic health, but, when the level of Self-confidence is less, it may lead to a lack of logical analysis or challenge and control and create difficulties in decision-making as a result of weak confidence in the information obtained in a negative way on the individual's body and facial image. The importance of self-confidence as a personality variable plays an influential role in the individual and Society in the face of the challenges in individual life that continue to be optimistic and positive. The aimes of this study are to determine the level of self-confidence among university students who have undergone cosmetic surgery. Determining the differences in self-confidence levels among university student who have undergone cosmetic surgery according to gender (male-female) and specialty (science-humanities). The researchers took the descriptive method approach. The research community consisted of 60 students of Raparin University who underwent cosmetic surgery. The sample was randomly selected, including 50 students, including 17 males and 33 females in University of Raparin for the academic year (2019-2020) in the morning. The researchers prepared a scale consisting of (20) item to measure the level of self-confidence among university students who have undergone cosmetic surgery. The results showed statistically levels of high in Self-Confidence. There was no statistically significant difference in self-confidence by gender and specialty, but the specialty variable in the sample itself showed differences in favor of the humanities