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Kakavand A, Ahmadi M, Radmard M, Mohammadi Benmar A, Yousefi S. Predicting Nomophobia Based on Alexithymia and Metacognitive Beliefs in University Students. RBS 2026; 23 (4) :673-685
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Alireza Kakavand1 
, Mehdi Ahmadi2 , Mohammadreza Radmard *3 , Ali Mohammadi Benmar4 , Safieh Yousefi5
, Mehdi Ahmadi2 , Mohammadreza Radmard *3 , Ali Mohammadi Benmar4 , Safieh Yousefi5
1- Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of social sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
2- M.A Student in General Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
3- PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. ,mohammadrdm77@gmail.com
4- Phd Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.
5- Master of Science in Women's Studies - Women and Family, National Center for Health Insurance Research, Tehran, Iran.
2- M.A Student in General Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
3- PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. ,
4- Phd Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.
5- Master of Science in Women's Studies - Women and Family, National Center for Health Insurance Research, Tehran, Iran.
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Aim and Background: Nomophobia refers to severe anxiety and stress caused by the unavailability of a mobile phone, and it appears that excessive use of mobile phones reduces the psychological, social, and academic well-being of students. The present study aimed to investigate the prediction of nomophobia based on alexithymia and metacognitive beliefs in university students.
Methods and Materials: The present research design was analytical and of the correlation model type. The statistical population of this study consisted of all students of Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin in 1403, from which 215 people were selected by convenience sampling method. The participants responded to the Nomophobia Scale of Yildirim and Correia (2015), the Metacognitive Beliefs Scale of Wells and Cartwright- Hatton (1997), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale of Bagby Parker and Taylor (1994). Data analysis was performed using the multiple linear regression method, Pearson correlation coefficient at a significance level of 0.05 in SPSS software version 26.
Findings: The findings of the present study showed that difficulty in recognizing feelings (P<0.001), difficulty in describing feelings (P<0.001), and externally oriented thinking (P<0.001), and metacognitive beliefs (P<0.001), predicted nomophobia in university students. Also, 59% of the variance in nomophobia was explained based on metacognitive beliefs and components of alexithymia (difficulty in recognizing feelings, difficulty in describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking).
Conclusions: The results of the present study revealed that alexithymia and its components (difficulty in recognizing feelings, difficulty in describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking) and metacognitive beliefs predict nomophobia in university students.
Methods and Materials: The present research design was analytical and of the correlation model type. The statistical population of this study consisted of all students of Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin in 1403, from which 215 people were selected by convenience sampling method. The participants responded to the Nomophobia Scale of Yildirim and Correia (2015), the Metacognitive Beliefs Scale of Wells and Cartwright- Hatton (1997), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale of Bagby Parker and Taylor (1994). Data analysis was performed using the multiple linear regression method, Pearson correlation coefficient at a significance level of 0.05 in SPSS software version 26.
Findings: The findings of the present study showed that difficulty in recognizing feelings (P<0.001), difficulty in describing feelings (P<0.001), and externally oriented thinking (P<0.001), and metacognitive beliefs (P<0.001), predicted nomophobia in university students. Also, 59% of the variance in nomophobia was explained based on metacognitive beliefs and components of alexithymia (difficulty in recognizing feelings, difficulty in describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking).
Conclusions: The results of the present study revealed that alexithymia and its components (difficulty in recognizing feelings, difficulty in describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking) and metacognitive beliefs predict nomophobia in university students.
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Received: 2025/12/6 | Accepted: 2026/01/31 | Published: 2026/03/1
Received: 2025/12/6 | Accepted: 2026/01/31 | Published: 2026/03/1
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