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IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
IJPBS is the Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 1735-9287
p-ISSN 1735-8639
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Prevalence of Addiction to the Internet, Computer Games, DVD, and Video and Its Relationship to Anxiety and Depression in a Sample of Iranian High School Students
Authors
Jamshid Ahmadi1,*, Amin Amir2, Ahmad Ghanizadeh3, Mitra Khademalhosseini4, Zeinab Khademalhossein4, Zeinab Gholami4, Maryam Sharifian4
1Substance Abuse Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Psychiatrist, Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3Professor, Director, Substance Abuse Research Center AND Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4General Practitioner, Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Substance Abuse Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Tel: +98-7116279319, Fax: +98-7116279319 Email: [email protected]
Published online:Jun 30, 2014
Article type:Research Article
Received:May 30, 2013
Accepted:Jul 27, 2014
How to Cite:Ahmadi J, Amir A, Ghanizadeh A, Khademalhosseini M, Khademalhossein Z, et al. Prevalence of Addiction to the Internet, Computer Games, DVD, and Video and Its Relationship to Anxiety and Depression in a Sample of Iranian High School Students. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2014;8(2):. doi:
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of addiction to the Internet, computer games, DVD, and video and its relationship to anxiety and depression in a sample of Iranian high school students.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study 1020 high school students (males and females) were selected randomly from different areas of Shiraz city in southern Iran. They were interviewed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed (DSM-IV) criteria.
Results: About 50% of the students were females, 277 students (27.2%) were studying in the first year of high school, 242 (23.7%) were in the second year, and others in the third year. The prevalence of anxiety was significantly higher in females than in males (p < 0.05). The prevalence of anxiety was lower among students of the third year (p < 0.05). The prevalence of depression was significantly higher in students with lower economic status defined as family monthly income. Internet dependence was seen only in 5 students. The prevalence of anxiety was significantly higher in the students who used internet for chatting, amusement, and reading news (p < 0.05). The prevalence of anxiety was significantly higher in students who were DVD or video CD dependents (p < 0.05). The students who used especial drugs or had especial diseases had higher rates of depression and anxiety (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Internet addiction may cause depression and anxiety in high school students. It seems necessary to develop an Internet addiction prevention program for adolescents taking into account the psychological factors such as depression and Internet use habits.
Declaration of interest: None.
Citation: Ahmadi J, Amiri A, Ghanizadeh A, Khademalhosseini M, Khademalhosseini Z, Gholami Z, et al. Prevalence of addiction to the internet, computer games, DVD and video and its relationship to anxiety and depression in a sample of Iranian high school students. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(2): 75
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