Abstract
<p><strong>BACKGROUND &amp; PURPOSE:</strong> University students deal with Internet with a variety of reasons. Internet great applications and attractions may cause increasing addiction to it; on the other hand the family function may affect the tendency to addiction. So, this study was conducted aimed to investigate the correlation between the family function based on Circumplex Model and students' Internet addiction in ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2015.</p><p><strong>METHODS: </strong>In this correlational study, 664 students were selected by stratified random sampling method. The study tools included: Demographic Information Questionnaire, Young Internet Addiction Test (α=0.90) and Olson Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale(FACE III) (α=0.91). Data were analyzed by SPSS software Version 22.The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage and frequency) and analytical statistics (t-test, Mann-Whitney U, Spearman correlation coefficient) methods.</p><p><strong>FINDINGS: </strong>Findings showed, 79.2 percent of students did not have Internet addiction, 20.2 percent were at risk of addiction and 0.6 percent was addicted to the Internet. Female students were the most frequent users of the Internet among students (41.47% and p &lt; 0.01) with the purpose of recreation and entertainment (79.5 percent). A significant negative correlation was seen between Internet addiction and cohesion (a family function aspect) (p&lt;0.01), also a positive and significant relationship was seen between average time of using Internet every time, average weekly hours of Internet use and Internet addiction (p&gt;0.01).</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> With regard to the degree of students' dependence to internet and the correlation between the family cohesion and Internet addiction, there is a need to make policy in the field of cohesion balance in the family and preventive and educational measures.</p>
Highlights
The most challenging, attractive and important developments in recent decades have been in the field of computer and information services (Karamshayi et al, 2012)
A significant negative correlation was seen between Internet addiction and cohesion (p0.01)
Findings related to the state of Internet addiction showed that 79.2% of students had no Internet addiction and 20.2 percent were at risk of addiction and 0.6% was addicted to the Internet
Summary
The most challenging, attractive and important developments in recent decades have been in the field of computer and information services (Karamshayi et al, 2012). The Internet, as an important tool for social interaction, information and entertainment (Cao et al, 2011), an integrated part of modern life (Khosravi et al, 2011), is one of the most recent achievements of mankind (Rastgar et al, 2014) and its increasing growth is undeniable (Khosravi et al, 2011). Pathological symptoms and different disorders (Wolfling et al, 2015), including spinal problems, poor vision (Falahmaneh, 2007), lack of physical energy, poor immune system (Cao et al, 2011), sleep disorders, depression, irritability, obsessive thinking (Mirzaeean et al, 2011), anxiety and restlessness (Xiaoli et al, 2009), hyperactivity disorders (Weinstein et al, 2010), social dysfunction (Chen et al, 2015), spending less time talking with the family and avoiding important life activities (Nastizaee, 2009), have been reported due to Internet addiction. This study was conducted aimed to investigate the correlation between the family function based on Circumplex Model and students’ Internet addiction in ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2015
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