HUBUNGAN KECEMASAN TERHADAP KECENDERUNGAN NOMOPHOBIA PADA MAHASISWA D3 KEBIDANAN DI UNIVERSITAS MEGAREZKY MAKASSAR TAHUN 2024

Abstract

The existence of smartphones as a tool for communicating with other people and
as a tool for searching for information in the current technological era really
helps with activities in everyday life. However, without realizing it, high intensity
use of smartphones can cause various negative impacts for users. The aim of this
research is to find out whether there is a relationship between anxiety and
nomophobic tendencies in D3 Midwifery Students at Megarezky University in
2024. This research is quantitative research, the research design used is Quasy
Experimental with a one group pretest-posttest design. The sample used was 36
D3 Midwifery Students at Megarezky University. The results of this study showed
that 9 respondents (25.0%) had mild anxiety, while 15 respondents had moderate
anxiety (11.0%) and 16 respondents (44.0%) had severe anxiety and 16
respondents (44.0%) had moderate anxiety. There were 8 respondents (22.0%)
with low Nomophobia tendencies and 12 respondents (33.0%) with moderate
Nomophobia tendencies, while 16 respondents (44.0%) had severe Nomophobia
tendencies. The results of statistical analysis using the Chi Square test with a 2x3
table, and the significance level (α=0.05) obtained a value of ρ=0.001. If the value
ρ<a, this indicates that (Ha) is accepted and (Ho) isrejected, meaning that there
is a relationship between Anxiety and Nomophobic Tendencies in D3 Midwifery
Students at Megarezky University in 2024. This research is expected to be able to
control the use of smartphones wisely by doing a lot positive things such as
learning and reducing feelings of anxiety so that the intensity of using
smartphones is reduced.
Keywords: Anxiety, Nomophobia, D3 Midwifery Students.