Investigating the Relationship between Family Function, Attachment Style and Parenting Styles With Internet Addiction in Adolescents.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between family function, attachment style and parenting styles with Internet addiction in adolescents. The present study was descriptive and correlation study method, among the statistical population of the present study, all female students aged 12 to 18 years in the 5th district of Tehran in the second half of the academic year of 1959-96 had 2688, A sample of 338 people was selected by cluster sampling and assessed by Collins and Reid Adult Inventory, Shepherd Parenting Styles, Internet addiction and Family Measurement Tool were evaluated. Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software and descriptive and inferential statistics including correlation and stepwise regression were used. The results of data analysis showed that family function and parenting styles and secure attachment style had a negative relationship with internet addiction, there is a significant positive correlation between ambivalent attachment styles and avoidance of internet addiction. It is suggested that the results of this study be used in the design of juvenile addiction treatment training programs.