. Yousef Veisani; . Zahra Jalilian; . Fathola Mohamadian
Volume 10, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Internet addiction (IA) currently is the major public health concern, especiallyin adolescents, although the results of previous reports are not generally uniform. This ...
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BACKGROUND: Internet addiction (IA) currently is the major public health concern, especiallyin adolescents, although the results of previous reports are not generally uniform. This study wasconducted to determine IA in adolescents and to examine the correlation of IA with mental healthin adolescents.METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in 2019 in Ilam city. In this study, 362 personswere included using stratified cluster sampling; clusters were geographical area and schools. The validquestionnaires including Internet Addiction Test and 28‑item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ‑28)were used to interview. The correlation statistical technique was used to determine the associationbetween the two variables. The significance level was considered <0.05.RESULTS: The mean ± standard deviation age of the responders was 16.40 ± 2.47 years; the totalscore of IA and mental health was 43.02 ± 16.50 and 19.27 ± 9.72, respectively. We found that5.5% of the adolescents had a severe level of IA. The lack of control with anxiety, neglect work andsocial dysfunction, and neglect social life and severe depression in internet users were found to bestatistically significant: r (365) = 0.151, P < 0.033; r (365) = 0.126, P < 0.021; and r (365) = 0.125,P < 0.033, two‑tailed, respectively.CONCLUSION: According to the results, the excessive use of internet, lack of control, and neglectsocial life are significantly correlated with mental health in adolescents; these results could becontribute to improve the theoretical models for IA in adolescents.
