Now days, the mobile phone has become the most indispensable part of peoples’ life without which they are not able to mediate through numerous circumstances of daily life activities. It is not only a means of communication but also navigates and serves the other needs, especially of younger users. The purpose of the present study is to see the relationship of mobile phone usage pattern with self-esteem and loneliness of students. For the purpose of data collection, The Problematic Use of Mobile Phone (PUMP) Scale developed by Lisa J. Merlo, Amanda M. Stone, and Alex Bibbey (2013), The Revised UCLA Scale (Russell, Peplau, and Cutrona; 1980), and Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965) were used. The scales were administered to 80 girl students and the obtained data were analyzed through using t-test and correlation analysis. The obtained result indicated that the girls with high mobile usage pattern reported less self-esteem and faced high loneliness while the girls with low mobile usage reported more self-esteem and low loneliness.
Mobile Phone Usage, self-esteem and Loneliness
