The Relationship between Loneliness and Mental Health with Internet Addiction in High School Students in Sari, 1396-1397

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between loneliness and mental health with Internet addiction among high school boys in the city of Sari in 1396-1397. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population consisted of high school boy students in a district one. Based on Krejcie and Morgan's tables, 357 people were selected by simple random sampling and were assigned to Goldberg’s mental health tests, socio-emotional emotions And Yangetal's Internet addiction questionnair  The results were analyzed by single-variable t-test, correlation matrix and multiple regression test. Results showed that there was a relationship between loneliness and mental health with Internet addiction among students. The level of loneliness, mental health, internet addiction among students was significantly lower than the average. There is a relationship between the components of loneliness and mental health with Internet addiction among students. Along with the results of regression analysis, the contribution of each component of loneliness and health in predicting online addiction to students was different. As romantic loneliness was 0.19, the symptoms of depression are 0.25, The largest contributors to the prediction of the Internet addiction were students, as Internet addiction could threaten students' sense of loneliness and mental health. It was essential for the proper use of the Internet, the benefits and disadvantages of the virtual world of the Internet, culture building and proper education at the family and community level.