Relationship between psychological variables and psychological symptoms with Internet addiction (a review study)

Subject Areas : social psychology

Faezeh khanlari ¹ , Hadi Farhadi ²

1 - M.A, Department of Educational Science and Psychology, Isfahan (khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Science and Psychology, Isfahan (khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

Received: 2022-08-23 Accepted : 2023-03-28 Published : 2022-12-22

Keywords: psychological variables#psychological symptoms# Internet addiction# review stud,

Abstract :

AbstractThis research aimed to determine the relationship between psychological variables and psychological symptoms with Internet addiction.Reputable English scientific databases were used, including Google scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, Pubmed, Springer link, Liebertpub, and Researchgate. Also, valid Persian databases were used to find relevant Iranian papers, including Migiran, Irandak, Civilica, and the Comprehensive portal of humanities. Reputable English scientific databases were used, including Google scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, Pubmed, Springer link, Liebertpub, and Researchgate. Also, valid Persian databases were used to find relevant Iranian papers, including Migiran, Irandak, Civilica, and the Comprehensive portal of humanities. The study's results showed that, in general, previous researchers had found a significant relationship between the psychological symptoms defined in the current research and Internet addiction. The researchers also found some conflicting data discussed in the present study. As a therapeutic and educational guideline, this research showed how traumatic psychological components play a role in Internet addiction from the psychological, personality, emotional and educational aspects. Also, the current research clarifies the necessity of screening children and adolescents with the mentioned characteristics to provide specialized psychological services and empower them.

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