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Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
The Official Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2383-2894
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The Relationship between Internet Addiction and Personality Traits of High School Students
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1Assistant professor of psychology, School of Human Siences, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran.
2MSc Student of Educational Psychology, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran.
*Corresponding Author: MSc Student of Educational Psychology, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran. Email: gandomi1389@yahoo.com
Published online:May 19, 2011
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Dec 08, 2010
Accepted:Jan 12, 2011
How to Cite:Tamannaifar MR, Seddighi-Arfai F, Gandomi Z. The Relationship between Internet Addiction and Personality Traits of High School Students. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2012;14(1):e93679. doi:
Abstract
Background: Internet addiction is a kind of dependence that some personality characteristics leave an important effect on using internet. On this basis, research is designed to assess the relationship between personality characteristics and internet addiction.
Materials and Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study in 1 2,480 of second and third high school students in Kashan was conducted. 400 students were selected by random cluster sampling. To measure internet addiction we u sed twenty questions to test i nternet addiction and to measure personality characteristics of students we used sixty questions questionnaire of Neo To analyze data we used Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis.
Results: T here is significant relationship between internet addiction with neuroticism and extroversion, but there was not any significant relationship between being conscientious with internet addiction. Conclusion : Internet addiction relates to some personality traits of students, including neuroticism and extroversion . [ZJRMS, 2012 14(1): 67-71 ]
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