Examining the Role of Predictor Variables of Mental Health and Personality Subscales in Internet Addiction of Students in Medical and non-Medical Universities of Sanandaj in ۲۰۱۴

Background and objective: According to the high and increasing prevalence of internet addiction, and the fact that little research has been done on the predictors of internet addiction in Iran, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of predictor variables of mental health and personality subscales in internet addiction of students in medical and non-medical universities of Sanandaj in ۲۰۱۴. Methods: The Method of this research was correlation and the statistical population were all of medical and non-medical students of Sanandaj Universities in ۲۰۱۴. In this study, ۲۵۰ students (۱۲۵ female and ۱۲۵ male), were randomly selected, and completed the checklist of mental health symptoms, NEO personality questionnaire, and internet addiction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation, stepwise regression, and T test by SPSS software version ۲۰. Results: The results indicated that obsession-compulsion, openness, consciousness, aggression and somatization subscales had predictor roles in internet addiction, and totally ۵۱ percent of variances predicted the internet addiction (F=۲۹.۹۷; P=۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: The internet addiction of university students is dependent upon their mental health and personality, and one can predict the internet addiction of students via subscales of mental health and personality.

Keywords:

Internet Addiction , Mental Health , Personality. , اینترنت , سلامت , شخصیت