📄 Abstract
The current research endeavour the relationship between Nomophobia and Academic Procrastination among undergraduate students and to examine whether the frequency of checking mobile phones plays a mediating role in this relationship. This present study was implemented across 120 undergraduate students of Assam University, Silchar, belonging to Integrated Degree Courses, BBA, and B.Tech programmes. A descriptive survey method was used, and data were collected using the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) and the Academic Procrastination Scale. Since the data were not normally distributed, non-parametric statistical tests were used for analysis. The findings showed that male students reposted significantly higher levels of both Nomophobia and Academic Procrastination than female students. However, no significant differences were found between students from various disciplines. A Significant differences were observed across groups based on previous-semester SGPA. The results also showed a substantial positive correlation between Nomophobia and Academic Procrastination (Spearman’s rₛ = .752, p< 0.05). Although Nomophobia had a significant direct effect on Academic Procrastination (β = .817, p< 0.05), the mediating effect through the frequency of mobile phone checking was not significant (β = .035, p = 0.05). Therefore, the frequency of mobile-phone checking did not serve a significant mediator of relation between Nomophobia and Academic Procrastination. Overall, the study highlights that greater Nomophobia is associated with higher Academic Procrastination among undergraduate students.
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📚 How to Cite:
Chaitali Sarkar, Prof. Sima Pal , UNDERSTANDING THE RELATION BETWEEN NOMOPHOBIA AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR , Volume 12 , Issue 9, September 2026, EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) , Pages: 233 - 239 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra28996