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ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2017

Assessing behavioral patterns of Internet addiction and drug abuse among high school students.

Zeinab Nemati, Hossein Matlabi

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Article in Psychology research and behavior management, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zeinab NematiDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hossein MatlabiDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInternet addiction and drug abuse isolate adolescents from their family and friends and cause damage to their health, relations, emotions, and spirit. In the society, adolescents' addiction extracts high cost on health care, educational failure and mental health services.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the behavioral patterns of Internet and drug addiction among urban and rural students in Urmia, Iran.

methodsA sectional and descriptive-analytical approach with stratified sampling method was employed to recruit 385 high school students from urban and rural areas. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Addiction Acknowledgement Scale (AAS) were used for data collection.

resultsThe total score of Internet addiction among the students was 41.72 ± 17.41. Approximately two-third of the students were not addicted to the Internet. The mean score of the AAS was 1.87 ± 1.23 among boys and 1.75 ± 1.31 among girls. Moreover, 8.31% of the students were prone to abusing substances. A statistically significant relationship was found between mother's literacy level and Internet addiction behavior of students (

conclusionConcentrating on adolescents' behavioral patterns and their tendency toward misusing Internet and drugs is a notable procedure. Therefore, focusing on adolescents' health and institutionalizing appropriate training programs for adolescents and their families are vital.

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addictionadolescencebehaviordrug abuseInternet

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