A study of the relationship between rates of internet chat and mental health of Islamic Azad university female student's in Kermanshah

The main purpose of this research is the study of relation between the rate of using internet chat with the female students’ mental health. Using simple random sampling method about 128 subjects were selected as statistical sample. The data gathering instruments were researcher made internet chat assessment questionnaire and Gold Berg mental health scale. The statistical methods were descriptive statistic indexes such as table, graphs and pearson correlation coefficient test. Research findings show there is direct relation between scientific, friendly, sexual, access to up-to-date information chat with female students’ mental health. In addition, findings show that there is relationship between friendly chat and physical health, social function, depression. This relation is also significant between scientific chat and above mentioned components except depression. Finally, findings show that there is a relationship between sexual chat and physical health, access to up-to-date information chat and physical health and anxiety of the students.