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Due to the expansion of the use of the Internet, especially among students, and the resulting negative consequences, the issue of Internet addiction has attracted the attention of psychologists. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between coping styles and anxiety with Internet addiction among students. This study was a descriptive correlational research. The statistical population of the research was 8933 students of Islamic Azad University, Lahijan branch in 2024. 150 students were selected by available sampling method and they responded to Caplan Problematic Internet Usage Questionnaire, Billings and Moose Coping Strategies and Cattell Anxiety Questionnaire. For data analysis, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were performed. The results obtained from the simultaneous regression analysis of variables anxiety and emotion-oriented coping style and task-oriented coping style showed that anxiety and emotion-oriented coping style can predict Internet addiction, but task-oriented coping style cannot predict Internet addiction. Also, the results of Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive relationship between anxiety, state anxiety, trait anxiety and emotion-oriented coping style with all components of Internet addiction, and There is a negative relationship between task-oriented coping style and all components of Internet addiction except mental preoccupation with the Internet and Excessive Time Online. These results showed that with increasing anxiety and emotion-oriented coping style, Internet addiction increases. Therefore, it is possible to prevent Internet addiction by teaching anxiety regulation and using adaptive coping style.

Internet addiction is a serious public health problem worldwide. Recent studies indicate the increasing trend of this addiction in adults; Therefore, the present study was conducted in order to predict Internet addiction based on psychological well-being, psychological distress, emotion regulation, and feelings of loneliness in adults. The current research method is a description of the correlation type and the sample of the study was 200 adult citizens of Tabriz city in 1400-1401 as available sampling. Internet addiction questionnaires by Young (1998), Riff's psychological well-being (2002), Kessler's psychological distress (2002), difficulty in emotion regulation by Ramer and Gratz (2004) and Russell's feeling of loneliness (1996) were used to collect data. It was analyzed using Pearson's correlation test and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that among the four predictive variables (variables of psychological well-being, psychological distress, emotion regulation and loneliness of adults), three variables of psychological well-being, psychological distress and emotion regulation were able to predict Internet addiction (p<0.05). The direction of the relationship between psychological well-being and Internet addiction was negative, and the direction of the relationship between psychological distress and emotion regulation and Internet addiction was positive. Findings showed that loneliness could not predict Internet addiction. The findings of the present research show the importance of psychological variables such as psychological well-being, psychological distress, emotion regulation, in explaining addictive behaviors such as Internet addiction in adults.

The perspective of religion in the shadow of Internet dependence. The purpose of this research is to compare religiosity in two groups dependent and not dependent on the Internet in 2018. The current research is of an applied type, its method; Comparative, its technique; survey and measurement tools; It is a questionnaire. The statistical population is made up of all second year high school students in Tehran, and the sample size is 384 according to Morgan's table, who were selected in a cluster manner. The findings from the analysis of data taken from 360 completed questionnaires showed that the belief dimension of religiosity had the best status with an average of 3.93, the emotional dimension with an average of 3.89 and the consequence dimension with an average of 3.72 were in the next ranks. they take. The lowest average was the ritual dimension with an average of 2.69. Religiosity in all dimensions was 3.38, which is above the average and at a desirable level. The results in answering the main question of the research showed that in the emotional dimension and ritual dimension and in general the state of religiosity, the difference between the averages in two groups dependent and not dependent on the Internet is significant at the 95% confidence level. In this way, in the non-internet dependent group, respectively: emotional dimension with an average of 3.97, ritual dimension with an average of 2.77 and religiosity with an average of 3.43 from the internet dependent group, with an average of 3.69 , 2.48 and 3.28 is more.

This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between daily routines, self-efficacy and sense of coherence with Internet addiction in teenagers.

The method of this research is descriptive and correlational.  Its statistical population included all the students of the first secondary level of public schools in Rasht city in the academic year of 2022-2023. The sample size was 100 people, who were selected by available sampling method and using internet addiction questionnaires (1998), nightly evenings.  Horn and Steberg (1974), Mark Strom et al.'s Psychological Inventory of Ego Strength (1997) and Hasan al-Sajam Aktotroski (1993) were examined.  Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics of Pearson correlation and regression analysis.  All data analysis was done with SPSS version 22 statistical software.

 The findings showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between students' internet addiction and the preference for waking up and the total score of night sleep.  It was also found that there is a negative and significant relationship between students' internet addiction with the ability to understand, manageable, and the total score of coherence.  Finally, there is a relationship between students' internet addiction with dimensions such as hope, desire, competence, love and the total score of self-efficacies.

As a result, it can be said that daily routines, self-efficacy and sense of coherence are suitable predictors for students' internet addiction

Some studies indicate the negative effects and some indicate the positive aspects of Internet on various aspects of its users' lives, but it seems that excessive use of any media fuels its negative consequences. The purpose of the current research is to analyze the Antecedents and Consequences Socio-cultural of Internet addiction using a systematic background review approach. This research was conducted by qualitative method based on systematic and systematic background review. In the process of systematic review, 83 articles were identified from 2002 to 2022, and by carefully studying the text of Persian articles by university professors and experts, 48 articles were identified. Social anxiety, social capital and social phobia are respectively the strongest antecedents and social isolation, social adjustment and opposite sex orientation are identified as the strongest socio-cultural consequences. Due to the heterogeneity in the studies, the effect size of the purposeful sampling method in researches related to antecedents and consequences was higher than other sampling methods. Internet addiction increases social isolation and orientation to the opposite sex and decreases social adaptation, and is affected by social anxiety, social capital, and social phobia.

One of the consequences of people's social isolation is their seeking refuge in virtual space and using the Internet, which may lead to their addiction to the Internet. Access to sexually explicit media and pornographic programs can also lead to Internet addiction, which can be considered in the quarantine conditions caused by the spread of the Corona virus. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between social isolation and Internet addiction with unconventional sexual behaviors in the era of Corona. The current research method is correlation type. For this purpose, 365 people were selected by a simple random sampling method among the undergraduate students of Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad branch, and answered the social isolation questionnaires of Russell et al. (1976), Internet addiction by Young (1998), the scale of pornography use by Carroll et al. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between social isolation and Internet addiction with pornographic behaviors. Also, the results of the regression analysis showed that pornographic behaviors can be predicted through social isolation and Internet addiction. Accordingly, in the first step, approximately 56% of the variance of pornography was explained through Internet addiction. In the second step, Internet addiction and social isolation explained 75% of the variance of pornography. Based on this, there are theoretical points of intersection between personal isolation, Internet addiction and pornographic behaviors and it seems that other personal and environmental factors are also involved in this relationship. Considering that this finding was obtained during the Corona period, conducting more studies compared to the present study can be considered by the researchers.

Undoubtedly, the increasing growth of the Internet has undeniable benefits and importance. Despite this, we should not ignore it’s unfortunate and destructive consequences, especially in psychological fields. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect size of the psychological consequences of Internet addiction.

It is fundamental in terms of the purpose and a mata-analysis review in terms of method. The statistical population of the research consisted 95 domestic articles and theses over the past 20 years and 46 articles were selected using non-random sampling with inclusive criteria. A coding form was used to collect the required data. Data analysis was performed using CMA2 software.

Social isolation (ES, 0.60), aggression (ES, 0.45), mental health (ES, -0.42), stress (ES, 0.40), feeling alone (ES, 0.39), anxiety (ES, 0.39), aggression (ES, 0.45), depression (ES, 0.36), quality of life (ES, -0.28) and sleep quality (ES, -0.22) are respectively the strongest the results were identified. Due to the heterogeneity in studies, studies with validity (ES, 0.27) have a larger effect size than studies without validation (ES, 0.11); also, the effect size of the systematic sampling method (ES, 0.52) was higher than other sampling methods.

In general, the review of research showed that the phenomenon of Internet addiction has significant psychological effects, and therefore it is necessary to consider the framework of researches that have dealt with the psychological factors influencing it; designed programs to prevent and intervene in this destructive phenomenon.

One of the most common psychological and social harms in today's societies is internet addiction. In order to solve this problem and the harms emanated from it, identifying and controlling the effective and related factors is essential. In this regard, the present study is aimed at investigating the relationship between Internet addiction and cultural intelligence and basic psychological needs through the cognitive regulation of emotion among women.

The present research is of applied type and is among descriptive-correlational researches. The statistical population included all the female students of women’s Police University in Tehran in 2021, among them, according to Stevens (1977), 300 persons were selected as a sample group using the available sampling method, those who were selected filled in Young’s internet addiction questionnaires (1988) Ganiyeh’s basic psychological needs (2003), Garnefski et al.’s cognitive emotion regulation (2001) and Ang et al. (2004) cultural intelligence questionnaires. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis using AMOS22 software.

The proposed research model had a good fit (RMSEA = 0.035). Cultural intelligence and basic psychological needs had a positive relationship with emotion regulation (with standard coefficients of 0.9 and 10, respectively), and cognitive regulation of emotion had a negative relationship with Internet addiction (standard coefficient of -0.84). Accordingly, cognitive emotion regulation mediated the relationship between cultural intelligence and basic psychological needs with Internet addiction (P<0.05).

In order to reduce internet addiction among women, measures should be taken in line with enhancing cultural intelligence and meeting their basic psychological needs via holding training courses and  providing in-person , offline and online psychological services (in the Police University).

Considering the novelty of studies related to Internet addiction in Iran, the investigation andidentification of psychological factors predicting this phenomenon is evident as a research gap; Therefore, thepresent study was conducted with the aimed to identifying the most important psychological antecedents ofInternet addiction through a meta-analytical research procedure. The method of conducting the research is aquantitative meta-analysis. In the process of systematic review, 195 articles were identified from 2002 to 2022,and by carefully studying the text of Persian articles by university professors and experts, 108 articles wereidentified. Life satisfaction (ES, -0.65), problem-oriented coping (ES, -0.45), difficulty in regulating emotions(ES, 0.45), interpersonal sensitivity (ES, 0.45), sensation seeking (ES, 42 0.0), feeling lonely (ES, 0.41),depression (ES, 0.39), anxiety (ES, 0.38), psychological capital (ES, -0.37), depression (ES, 0.36) , stress (ES,0.35) and emotional intelligence (ES, -0.35) were identified as the strongest antecedents, respectively. Due to theheterogeneity in the studies, studies with validity (ES, -0.15) had a larger effect size than studies withoutvalidation (ES, 0.06). Based on the results, the manner of using internet can be related to psychologicalcharacteristics of the internet users. It is expected that these findings not only improve the knowledge of thisfield, but also support protective factors and removing risky behaviors. Additionally, it can be used as a helpfultool in intervention programs in this field.

During the last two decades, the use of the Internet in human life has increased. With this continuous development, Internet users can communicate with anywhere in the world, to shop online, use it as an educational tool, work remotely and Make financial transactions. Unfortunately, this rapid development of the Internet has a destructive effect on our lives, which leads to Various phenomena such as cyber bullying, cyber porn, cyber suicide, internet addiction, social isolation, internet racism, etc.The main purpose of this article is to explain all these social and psychological effects that are due to the widespread use of the Internet.

This is a review, exhaustive search of bibliographic data.this was done through internet and library studies. Keywords were extracted from search engines and databases such as Google, Yahoo, Google Scholar, and PubMed.

The findings of this study showed that the Internet provides quick access to information and facilitates communication. This is very dangerous, especially for young users.For this reason, users should be aware of it and approach any information obtained from the website with critical thinking.Keywords: Dark Web, Cyberspace, Trafficking, Drugs, MCDM approach

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a media literacy training program and determine its effectiveness in reducing Internet addiction and improving the quality of life of teenagers in Karaj. In the present study, the development of the educational program, the qualitative part and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the educational program had a quantitative part. In the qualitative part, it was a type of thematic analysis with a sequential exploratory design and in a quantitative part, it was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included teenager students aged 15 to18 years in Karaj in 1397, which was a sample of 400 teenagers who were diagnosed with Internet addiction using the Internet Addiction Questionnaire, of which 40 were randomly selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. For the teenagers in the experimental group, a media literacy training program was conducted in 10 sessions, each session lasting one hour. Data analysis was performed using multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that media literacy training significantly reduced Internet addiction in the experimental group participants. Education also had a significant effect on quality of life and its components; But in the components of social functioning, emotional problems and physical pain were not significantly effective. Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that the media literacy training program can be used as an effective intervention to reduce Internet addiction and increase the quality of life of teenagers

Excessive and inappropriate use of the Internet in various areas of life is seriously disrupted. The main purpose of this study was to qualitatively analyze the factors affecting Internet addiction of women aged 15-30 years who were victims of ethical cases of FATA police in 2021.

The method of this research is qualitative based on the data theory of the Strauss and Corbin Foundation (1990). Data collection tools were semi-structured interviews and analysis methods based on data theory.

The results showed that a total of 92 open codes in the form of 32 central codes and 10 main codes of Internet addiction factors in women victims covered ethical cases. In general, the factors that play a role in the phenomenon of Internet addiction of women victims fall into three categories: causal, contextual and interventional conditions, and through the factors, strategies are used that unfortunately lead to irreparable negative consequences.

Emotional emptiness, tension and unrest in the family, seeking approval and encouragement, misplaced trust, low level of literacy, are among the important factors that play a role in the phenomenon of Internet addiction of women aged 15 to 30, victims of FATA police moral cases in 2021. Extravagance in religious matters was family convulsions and breakups, which led to the complicated strategy of having sex with the opposite sex and making friends, and as a result, the bitter consequences of the destruction of religious beliefs, the publication of immoral photos and videos, and threats and extortion.

Internet addiction is a broad construct that includes Internet games and other forms of Internet addictive use. The aim of the present study was to investigate the fit of the structural equation model of perceived social support and life satisfaction with Internet addiction with the mediating role of social capital.

The method of the present study is correlational and structural equation model type. The statistical population in this study includes all students of Payam-e Noor University of Mahabad in the academic year of 2019-2020 and the statistical samples were 205 students from Payam-e Noor University of Mahabad who were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The data were collected using Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire (1998), Diner & Larson (1985) Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, Perceived Social Support of Zaimat et al. (1988) and Nahapit & Gushal (1998) Social Capital Questionnaire. To analyze the data, correlation and path analysis methods were used with SPSS and Amos software.

The results showed that there is a relationship between perceived social support (r = -2.92), life satisfaction (r = -0.86) and social capital of trust (r = 0.81) and social capital of empathy (r = -0.88) with Internet addiction (p <0.001). The results of modeling analysis showed that the indirect paths of life satisfaction and social capital to Internet addiction through perceived social support have a fit (RMSEA = 0.07 and CFI = 0.99).

In the concept of Internet addiction, life satisfaction, social capital and perceived social support should be considered, and according to the results of the present study, it can be said that the low level of desirable relationships with family, friends and life satisfaction with increasing addiction to the Internet is relevant to young people

With the rapid development of the Internet in the 21st century, its use in modern society is rapidly increasing, and advances in mobile technology that now make easy access to the Internet via smartphones And tablets make it possible, it exacerbates the phenomenon. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between Internet addiction on lifestyle, sense of security and identity of citizens of Bushehr province has been implemented in stages.

The correlational research method and the statistical population included all citizens of Bushehr province, 380 of whom were selected as a sample through Morgan table and stratified sampling method and random-random quotas. Measuring instruments in this study were the Ravani Mazloo (2004) standardized safety questionnaire, Walker's lifestyle questionnaire (2006), Benyon and Adams identity questionnaire (2003), and Young's Internet Addiction Questionnaire (1988). Data analysis was performed by Pearson correlation coefficient.

The results showed that there is a significant relationship between internet addiction, lifestyle, sense of security and identity of citizens of Bushehr province (p <0.01). According to the results of this study, Internet addiction has a positive and significant correlation with lifestyle score, sense of security and identity of citizens. And the high use of the Internet changes lifestyles, social identity and a sense of security.

 The Purpose of the present study was to investigate the prediction of Internet addiction in adolescents in Qazvin based on responsibility and defensive styles.

 The research method was descriptive-correlational in terms of applied data collection method and quantitative data type in terms of data type. The statistical population of all high school students in Qazvin was in the academic year of 2019-20. Using the stepwise cluster sampling method, 325 people were selected as the sample size. Internet addiction questionnaires (Yang, 1996), Responsibility (California, 1948) and Defense Styles (Anders et al, 1993) were used to measure the variables studied. The analysis of the information obtained from the implementation of the questionnaires was performed through SPSS20 software in two descriptive and inferential sections (Pearson correlation, step-by-step regression).

 The results showed that responsibility is negatively associated with Internet addiction. Growing defense mechanisms are negatively associated with Internet addiction and have a positive relationship with underdeveloped and psychotic defense mechanisms. Also, the results of step-by-step regression analysis showed that responsibility along with developed defense mechanisms and psychologically impaired defense mechanisms can explain 10% of Internet addiction variance.

 Addiction is associated with the influence of conscientious personality and developed defensive styles and disorders I and II, and people with conscientious personality with less developed defensive styles are less addicted to the Internet.

The research aimed to study the mediating role of depression, anxiety and stress in relationship between alexithymia and internet addiction. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The research population consisted of all Master of Science students at the Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch in the academic year 2017-2018. 370 people were selected by cluster random sampling. Research instruments was included alexithymia Toronto scale, Yang internet addiction questionnaire and depression, Anxiety and stress questionnaire (DAS-21). Data were analyzed using path analysis and Pearson correction coefficient. Results showed that depression, anxiety and stress have a mediator role in the relationship between alexithymia with internet addiction. Alexithymia affects internet addiction both directly and through depression, anxiety and stress. Moreover, alexithymia is assigned a significant positive relationship with depression, anxiety, stress and internet addiction. In addition, depression, anxiety, stress is assigned a significant positive relationship with internet addiction. Based on the findings of this research, alexithymia is affective in unpleasant emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress, and internet addiction; and these unpleasant emotional states also effective in internet addiction .