The Prevalence of Addiction to Social Network Among Students in Iran and its Factors Related: A Study Conducted in 2020.

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Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health Pub Date : 2021-11-19 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01 DOI:10.2174/1745017902117010170

Hoorieh Rahiminia, Hamid Soori, Mahdi Jafari, Soheila Khodakarim

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Abstract

Background: In the present era, the prevalence of addiction to social networks has shown that many users, including students, are detaching from the real world. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the prevalence of addiction to the social networks among students in Iran and its related factors.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in 2020 on 1000 students in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The data collection tool was a standardized questionnaire about addiction to the social networks distributed online among students. Statistical data were analyzed using Stata software version 14.

Results: Generally, 462 students (44%) had addiction to social networks, of which 449 (90.04%) had slight addiction and 13 (9.96%) had severe addiction. The results showed that age (p = 0.001), type of disciplines in the treatment-related subgroup (p = 0.03) and using nerve medicine (p = 0.0001) had significant relationships with addiction to social networks.

Conclusion: Considering that a high number of students in the present study are at high risk of addiction, it is suggested that educational programs should be implemented to improve the knowledge of parents and students for optimal use of social networks and raise awareness of the harmful consequences of addiction.

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伊朗学生社交网络成瘾的流行程度及其相关因素:一项于2020年进行的研究

背景：在当今时代，社交网络成瘾的普遍性表明，包括学生在内的许多用户正在脱离现实世界。因此，本研究旨在估计伊朗学生对社交网络成瘾的患病率及其相关因素。方法：这是一项2020年对伊朗德黑兰Shahid Beheshti医学科学大学1000名学生进行的横断面研究。数据收集工具是一份关于学生对在线社交网络成瘾的标准化问卷。使用Stata软件14版对统计数据进行分析。结果：总体而言，462名学生（44%）有社交网络成瘾，其中449名（90.04%）有轻微成瘾，13名（9.96%）有严重成瘾。结果显示，年龄（p=0.001）、治疗相关亚组的学科类型（p=0.03）和使用神经药物（p=0.0001）与社交网络成瘾有显著关系。结论：考虑到本研究中大量学生有成瘾的高风险，建议实施教育计划，提高家长和学生对社交网络最佳使用的知识，并提高对成瘾有害后果的认识。

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期刊介绍： Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health is an open access online journal, which publishes Research articles, Reviews, Letters in all areas of clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health covering the following topics: Clinical and epidemiological research in psychiatry and mental health; diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of mental health conditions; and frequencies and determinants of mental health conditions in the community and the populations at risk; research and economic aspects of psychiatry, with special attention given to manuscripts presenting new results and methods in the area; and clinical epidemiologic investigation of pharmaceutical agents. Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, a peer reviewed journal, aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.