Anxiety And Nomophobia In High School Students In The Context Of Virtual Education Due To Covid 19

Abstract

As a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the socialization of individuals and the training and professional development processes
have been adapted through the use of information and communication technologies, in the educational field to continue with the teaching
process – learning classes are held remotely so it is necessary to be connected to a device. In this sense, the present investigation focuses
on anxiety and nomophobia, that is, the irrational fear of not connecting to a device. The objective of this study was to determine anxiety
and nomophobia in virtual education students in the context of a pandemic. The research was basic, with an explanatory level, nonexperimental, causal correlational design. The sampling was probabilistic-stratified. The population consisted of 275 students and the
sample was 52 students. The survey was used as a technique and the instrument for the anxiety variable was a Trait-State Anxiety
inventory which consisted of 40 items and considered the trait and state anxiety dimensions with 20 items each, and for the nomophobia
variable the questionnaire was used. And nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q), which considered four dimensions. According to the
results , p < 0.01 and R value = 0.713, which indicates a positive and high correlation between both variables. Concluding that there
is a significant relationship between the anxiety and nomophobia variables in virtual education students in the context of a pandemic.