This study examined the mediating role of social support in the relationship between perceived stress and nomophobia among Malaysian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted with N = 547 university students. Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire measuring nomophobia, social support, and perceived stress. Exploratory analyses were conducted using partial least square structural equation modelling. We found that perceived stress was positively associated with nomophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst social support partially mediated the relationship between perceived stress and nomophobia. The results of this study indicated that stress may be buffered by social support in individuals with higher levels of nomophobia.

本研究探讨了 COVID-19 大流行期间，社会支持在马来西亚大学生感知压力与无恐惧症之间关系中的中介作用。对 N = 547 名大学生进行了一项横断面研究。参与者回答了一份自填问卷，衡量了恐惧症、社会支持和感知压力。使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型进行探索性分析。我们发现，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，感知压力与无手机恐惧症呈正相关，而社会支持在一定程度上调节了感知压力与无手机恐惧症之间的关系。这项研究的结果表明，对于无恐惧症程度较高的人来说，社会支持可以缓解压力。