Lotfi, Mohammad Hassan, Saleh Manshadi, Sajad, Mazloomy Mahmoudabad, Seyyed Saeid, Ardian, Nahid, Bazm, Soheila (2025). The Internet Addiction and Related Factors among Students of Yazd Universities. , 2(2), 21-29.
Mohammad Hassan Lotfi; Sajad Saleh Manshadi; Seyyed Saeid Mazloomy Mahmoudabad; Nahid Ardian; Soheila Bazm. "The Internet Addiction and Related Factors among Students of Yazd Universities". , 2, 2, 2025, 21-29.
Lotfi, Mohammad Hassan, Saleh Manshadi, Sajad, Mazloomy Mahmoudabad, Seyyed Saeid, Ardian, Nahid, Bazm, Soheila (2025). 'The Internet Addiction and Related Factors among Students of Yazd Universities', , 2(2), pp. 21-29.
Lotfi, Mohammad Hassan, Saleh Manshadi, Sajad, Mazloomy Mahmoudabad, Seyyed Saeid, Ardian, Nahid, Bazm, Soheila The Internet Addiction and Related Factors among Students of Yazd Universities. , 2025; 2(2): 21-29.

The Internet Addiction and Related Factors among Students of Yazd Universities

Health Education and Health Promotion
Article 3, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 21-29    PDF (176.59 K)
Authors
Mohammad Hassan Lotfi1; Sajad Saleh Manshadi2; Seyyed Saeid Mazloomy Mahmoudabad3; Nahid Ardian* 4; Soheila Bazm5
1Social determinants of health research center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd , Iran
2student mechanical, university of Science and Arts -Yazd, Iran
3social determinants of health Research center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences- Yazd , Iran
4Ph.D. Student in Research, Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute of Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman
5social determinants of health Research center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences -Yazd, Iran
Abstract
Aim: Nowadays, the Internet is considered as an appropriate means of transferring knowledge in education and research processes. However, overusing the Internet may cause addiction. This problem may increase as the Internet usage increases. This paper attempted to study the Internet addiction among the students of Yazd universities. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study conducted among 238 students of Yazd University Medical Sciences and 245 students of Yazd Payam-e-Noor University. The data were collected using the Internet Addiction Questionnaire introduced by Young. To analyze data, several statistical operations were conducted, including mean, percentage, Chi-square, Spearman’s correlation coefficient, Chi-two, and linear regression. Findings: Among the addicted students, 51% were from Payam-e-Noor University and 49% were from the University of Medical Sciences. Descriptive statistics also revealed that 51% of the addicted students were female and 67% of them were unmarried. Getting news and using e-mail services were mostly reported the Internet usages. Conclusion: Comparing with the previous studies, the Internet addiction has increased among the students of Yazd universities. This problem needs more concise investigation, and educational and counseling planning to reduce the Internet abuse.
Keywords
Internet addiction; Students; Young’s the Internet Addition Questionnaire
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