Nomophobic Prevalence and Social Intelligence of Higher Secondary Students during COVID-19

Aim: To identify the nomophobic prevalence and extent of social intelligence among adolescent students and identify the correlation between these variables.

Study Design: Descriptive survey method.

Place and Duration of Study: Various Higher Secondary schools in Kerala between June 2021 and December 2021.

Methodology: 1068 higher secondary students were drawn for the study and the social intelligence and nomophobic prevalence of those students were identified using two standardised tools. The data collected wereanalysed to identify the level of their social intelligence and nomophobic prevalence, The correlation between these two factors was also studied.

Results: The scores achieved by the sample were analysed appropriately and the quartile values on comparison show that the higher secondary students are having a moderate social intelligence and nomophobic prevalence. The correlation studies show that these factors are negatively correlated.

Conclusion: Higher secondary students show moderate nomophobic prevalence, It should not be allowed to become an addiction. The negative correlation implicates that nomophobic prevalence decreases the social intelligence of adolescents.