Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. It has recently been acknowledged as the number one unusual fear in the state of New York.
Kent State University's Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., is a professor who studies addiction between media use and young people. He was featured in the New York Post in an article titled “Nomophobia Strikes Fear in The Hearts of the Phoneless.”
Lepp discusses the reasoning behind this unusual fear.
“New Yorkers see their phones as an extension of themselves,” Lepp said. “It makes sense that leaving your phone behind feels like leaving a part of yourself behind.”
The article goes more in depth on the research behind nomophobia, in addition to the side effects of suffering from this fear. Readers can also find out more about what the top unusual fears in other states are and which other states’ top unusual fear is nomophobia.
Read the New York Post article here https://nypost.com/2022/03/05/nomophobia-strikes-fear-in-the-hearts-of-the-phoneless/.
To learn more about Lepp and his research, visit www.kent.edu/ehhs/fla/rptm/profile/dr-andrew-lepp.