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    Nomophobia, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact

    Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The term is an abbreviation for 'no-mobile-phone phobia'
    August 29, 2013 / 12:06 IST

    Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact.

    The term is an abbreviation for 'no-mobile-phone phobia'.

    'Nomophobia' was coined during a study conducted by the UK Post Office.

    The UK Post Office had commissioned a research organisation to examine the anxieties mobile phone users experience.

    The study had found that nearly 53% of mobile phone users in Britain tend to be anxious when they 'lose their mobile phone, run out of battery or credit or have no network coverage'.

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    first published: Aug 29, 2013 11:53 am

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