RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOBILE PHONE USES WITH AN ANXIETY AMONG STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, SEREMBAN
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https://doi.org/10.46754/umtjur.v3i1.192Keywords:
Mobile phone use, anxietyAbstract
There is sufficient evidence regarding the potential risk of mobile phone use on anxiety. Therefore, the aim of research was to examine the relationship between mobile phone use and anxiety among students from two faculties in University TeknologI Mara (UiTM) Seremban. This cross-sectional study included 317 students of both genders. The sampling method was measured using proportionate stratified sampling. Level of mobile phone use was measured using Problem Use Mobile Phone (PUMP) Scale and level of an anxiety was measured using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BEI) Scale. In Malaysia, there are very small amount who made this research. The finding of this study showed that majority respondents are at normal level for mobile phone use. Pearson correlation result shows there was significant correlation between mobile phone use with an anxiety among students. This study indicates the important mobile phone use toward an anxiety among university students.
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