Relationship betw
Relationship
between Internet Addiction, Mental Health, and Academic Performance among
Adolescents 15 to 18 Years Referred to Cafe-Net in Hamedan-Iran
Fatemeh Saraei1,
Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahimi1 and Mohammad Reza Zoghi Paydar2
1- Department of Education
Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch,
Hamedan, Iran.
2- Faculty of Humanities,
Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract: The
current study examined the association between internet addiction, mental
health, and academic performance. Respondents of the present study comprised of
351 male and female adolescents who were identified by random sampling
technique. Instruments for data collection included Internet Addiction Test
(IAT) and General Mental Health (GHQ). The results of the Pearson correlation
analysis revealed a positive relationship between mental health with adolescent
internet addiction and academic performance. In contrast, the results of present
study indicated a negative relationship between internet addiction and academic
performance. Also, the results of multiple regression showed that mental health
and internet addiction predict adolescents’ academic performance.
[Fatemeh
Saraei, Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahimi and Mohammad Reza Zoghi
Paydar. Relationship between Internet
Addiction, Mental Health, and Academic Performance among Adolescents 15 to 18
Years Referred to Cafe-Net in Hamedan-Iran. Life Sci J 2013;10(1):1260-1267].
(ISSN: 1097-8135).http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 192
Keywords: Internet Addiction, Mental Health, School Performance, Juvenile
