The current study investigates the relationship between Mobile Phone Loss Anxiety (nomophobia) and Academic and social integration among the students of King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia- Abha,  the descriptive approach was used as a methodology in this study, where 200 undergraduates from theoretical programs were chosen randomly from among the theoretical majors studying in the several College of Education departments and were administered the Nomophobia (NMP-Q)scale prepared by Yildirim et al. (2016) and Academic and social integration Scale (ASI-Q) Prepared by Pfordresher (2016). The results of the study showed that there were correlation coefficients between the Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q) total score and the Academic and Social Integration Scale (ASI-Q), all of which are significant at the level (0.01). There were no Significant differences in the results of the study that could be attributable to the gender variable. The study concluded that the fear of losing a mobile phone has effect on academic or social life at university. The study recommends universities to spread awareness among their students on the effects of execcive use of smartphones and the effects of nomophobia. It is recommended to explore other dimensions of nomophobia and its impact on students' academic performance and social lives.

Keywords: mobile phone loss anxiety (nomophobia), Academic and Social Integration, University students.

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هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تقصي العلاقة بين القلق من فقدان الهاتف المحمول (نوموفوبيا) والتكامل الأكاديمي والاجتماعي بين طلاب جامعة الملك خالد في المملكة العربية السعودية في مدينة أبها. وقد تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي كمنهج في هذه الدراسة، حيث تم اختيار 200 طالب في المرحلة الجامعية بشكل عشوائي من بين التخصصات النظرية التي تدرس في أقسام كلية التربية وتم تطبيق مقياس (النوموفوبيا) ((NMP-Q الذي أعده يلديريم وآخرون (2016) ومقياس التكامل الأكاديمي والاجتماعي (ASI-Q) من إعداد فوردريشر (2016). أوضحت نتائج الدراسة وجود معاملات ارتباط بين مقياس (النوموفوبيا) ومقياس التكامل الأكاديمي والاجتماعي، وكلها ذات دلالة إحصائية. وبينت نتائج الدراسة عدم وجود فروق تعزى إلى متغير الجنس. وخلصت الدراسة إلى أن الخوف من فقدان الهاتف المحمول ليس له أي تأثير على الحياة الأكاديمية أو الاجتماعية في الجامعة. كما أوصت الدراسة الجامعات بنشر الوعي بين طلابها حول آثار الاستخدام المفرط للهواتف الذكية وتأثيرات رهاب النوم. يوصى باستكشاف أبعاد أخرى من الخوف من فقدان الهاتف وتأثيره على الأداء الأكاديمي للطلاب والحياة الاجتماعية.

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