Nomofobia y educación: retos formativos en las gratificaciones en el uso de Internet y la comparación social. Un estudio según el sexo.

Nomophobia is a mental health problem present in adolescents and one of the educational challenges. Research on this phenomenon is still beginning, especially regarding its predictors. On the other hand, social comparison orientation and Internet gratifications could develop this phenomenon, but it has not yet been studied. To fill this gap, the aims of this paper are to describe the variables according to sex and analyse whether these variables predict nomophobia in girls and boys in a different way. 920 adolescents participated (56.1% girls and M: 14.47 and SD: 1.47) obtaining data through self-reported questionnaires. The results reveal significant differences in the scores of the variables according to sex. Furthermore, social comparison orientation, especially comparison of opinions, as well as entertainment gratification in girls and achievement gratification in boys predict nomophobia more intensely. Educational implications of addressing this problem in the classroom are discussed, as well as possible future lines of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]