The Structural Equation Modeling of Nomophobia based on Insecure Attachment Styles and Maladaptive Cognitive Emotion Regulation with Mediator Role of Loneliness

The purpose of the present study was to investigate structural equation modeling of nomophobia based on insecure attachment styles and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation with mediator role of loneliness. This was descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of the research was 10089 female students of the second year of high school studying in the public schools of Khorramabad city in the academic year of 2023-2024. The sample size was selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method, taking into account the loss of some respondents and taking into account the generalizability of the results, 400 people. Data collection tools include the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q) of Yildirim and Correia (2015), adult attachment inventory (AAI) of Hazen and Shaver (1987), cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) of Garnefski & Kraaij (2006) and loneliness scale-version 3 (UCLA LS3) of Russell (1996). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equations modeling with SPSS and AMOS version 28. The results showed direct effect of insecure attachment styles and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies were significant on nomophobia. Also, the results showed that loneliness had a mediating role in relationship between ambivalent attachment style (β=0.361 and sig=0.001), avoidant attachment style (β=0.322 and sig=0.001) and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation (β=0.355 and sig=0.001) with nomophobia. Based on the results of this research, it is suggested that the relationship between these variables should be taken into consideration in interventions nomophobia in students. Therefore, according to these variables, programs can be planned for the prevention, intervention and control of nomophobia.