Lai, Samantha Arielle and Pang, Khong Yun and Siau, Ching Sin and Chan, Caryn Mei Hsien and Tan, Yee Kee and Ooi, Pei Boon and Ridzuan, Mohamad Ikhram Mohamad and Ho, Meng Chuan (2023) Social support as a mediator in the relationship between perceived stress and nomophobia: An Investigation among Malaysian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Current Psychology, 42 (25). pp. 21659-21666. ISSN 1046-1310, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03256-y.
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This study examined the mediating role of social support in the relationship between perceived stress and nomophobia among Malaysian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted with N = 547 university students. Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire measuring nomophobia, social support, and perceived stress. Exploratory analyses were conducted using partial least square structural equation modelling. We found that perceived stress was positively associated with nomophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst social support partially mediated the relationship between perceived stress and nomophobia. The results of this study indicated that stress may be buffered by social support in individuals with higher levels of nomophobia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UCSI University Research Excellence and Innovation Grant (REIG-FOSSLA-2020-047) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nomophobia; Perceived stress; Social support; Partial least squares; Stress buffering hypothesis |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2025 08:10 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 08:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/50550 |
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