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Examine the Relationship between Internet Addiction with Academic Achievement and Mental Health of High School Students in Bandar Abbas
Javad Heidari Saraji1* and Ali Akbar Sheikhi Fini2
1. Department of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2. University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
*Corresponding author: heidarisaraji@yahoo.com
To cite this paper: Heidari Saraji, J., & Sheikhi Fini, A. (2017). Examine the Relationship between Internet Addiction with Academic Achievement and Mental Health of High School Students in Bandar Abbas. South journal of Educational Psychology and Counseling, 3, 1, 97-101.
Abstract: The aim of this study is examine the relationship between internet addiction with Academic achievement and mental health of high School students in Bandar Abbas. This research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population includes all students in high school of one district of Bandar Abbas in 2015-2016. A statistical sample consisted of 356 persons that select with simple random sampling. Research tools include inventory of academic achievement and Kimberly Young's Internet Addiction and Mental Health Goldberg. Result showed that there is a significant relationship between internet addiction with Academic Achievement (P= 0.01) and there is a significant relationship between internet addiction with mental health (P= 0.01). It can be concluded that mental health and academic achievement can be affected by addiction to the Internet and to prevent mental health problems and academic failure, students must be attention to damage emerging, such as addiction to the Internet.
Introduction
Mental health is science and art that helps people to create accurate methods of psychological and emotional that helps its environment more favorable for solving the problems and solutions of their choice (Salahshoor, 2003). Nowadays, internet addiction has been reported as a psychological disorder in medical science and psychology. This disorder is a new form of addiction in recent years, that it has attracted the researchers in the field of psychology, psychiatry, sociology. Internet addiction is a problem that in different societies and cultures. The prevalence of this problem has led to the identification of the causes, consequences and complications investigated by researchers and practitioners (Atkinson, Rita and Atkinson, Richard, Hilgard, Ernest 2001). Goldberg was the first can be used so-called Internet addiction disorder, to introduce and identify characteristics of people who use the Internet to show problems. He was the first who formed a group to support Internet addicts (Byabangard, 2000). Internet addiction is a global phenomenon with different prevalence levels and range from 5 to 25 percent of students in America, China, Korea, UK, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Eastern Europe and Western countries (Attaran, 2004). About the gender, some studies have shown that women are twice less than men his Internet addiction (Alipur, 2002).Amichai Humber and Ben showed that students who are excessively dependent on the Internet, feel lonely in terms of mental health (Byabangard, 2000).
Hassan Zadeh and colleague’s study2012 showed there is a significant negative correlation between Internet addiction and academic achievement. There are significant differences in terms of Internet use between Male and female students and Internet use was higher in boys than girls. Also, there is a significant and positive correlation between internet addiction with neuroticism and agreeableness subscales and there is significant and negative correlation between internet addiction with conscientiousness and extraversion. There was no significant relationship between internet addiction and openness in scale.
sample consisted of 356 persons that select with simple random sampling. Research tools include inventory of academic achievement and Kimberly Young's Internet Addiction and Mental Health Goldberg. Explanations on the questions and how to respond to the questionnaire distributed when they were presented to the participants. Kimberly Young by Young's Internet Addiction Test (1999) was developed to assess of Internet addiction. By Aurang (2004) was translated into Persian and used. The test has 20 questions. And aims are to assess the level of Internet addiction in different people and Likert Method for responsiveness and five degrees. This is a standard questionnaire and its validity and reliability previous studies have been reported using Cronbach's alpha 0.90. General Health Questionnaire is based on self-report Method. The aim is detected those who have a mental disorder (Goldberg, 1978). General Health Questionnaire has 28 parts and 32% of the variance of the general health. The reliability of the questionnaire by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated 0.86.
Results
Descriptive statistics of the variables are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. Descriptive statistics of variables
Variable N Mean SD
Internet addiction 356 47.87 16.68
Classroom grade average 356 14.11 1.51
Physical symptoms 356 12.33 3.89
Social function 356 13.67 3.78
depression 356 12.29 5.48
Anxiety 356 13.23 4.01
mental health 356 50.51 12.50
First hypothesis: there is a significant relationship between internet addiction and academic achievement in high schools students of Bandar Abbas.
Table 2. Regression analysis of variance of academic achievement with Internet addiction
Model
Index Sources changes
Sum Squares
DF Mean
Squares
F P
1
regression 22.01 1 22.01 9.82 0.01
Residue 793.23 354 2.24
Total 815.25 355
Table 3. Regression coefficients of Internet addiction and academic achievement
According to the R2 in the above table it can be concluded that Internet addiction in about 3% of the variance in Academic Achievement explains the proposed model. Second hypothesis: there is a significant relationship between internet addiction and mental health in high schools students of Bandar Abbas.
Table 4. Regression analysis of variance on the mental health of Internet addiction
Model
The results of the regression analysis in the above table shows that the regression of mental health on Internet addiction is statistically significant and these variables explain part of the variance of academic achievement.
Table 5. Regression coefficients of Internet addiction and mental health
Criterion variable predictor Standardized
According to the R2 in the above table it can be concluded that Internet addiction in about 14% of the variance in mental health explains the proposed model.
Discussion
consistent with the results Mirzaiean and colleagues (2012). The researchers showed that internet addiction can threaten mental health. It is essential in the proper use of the Internet, advantages and disadvantages of the virtual world of the Internet, culture and education in the family and community. Generally the results of this study it can be concluded that mental health and academic achievement can be affected by addiction to the Internet and to prevent mental health problems and academic failure, students must be attention to damage emerging, such as addiction to the Internet.
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