The Structural Equation Modeling of Addiction to Virtual Social Network based on Psychological Distress with the Mediating Role of Perceived Parenting Style in Adolescent Girls

The aim of present research was presenting the model of addiction to virtual social network based on psychological distress with the mediating role of perceived parenting style in adolescent girls.

This study was a cross-sectional from type of correlation. The study population was senior female students of Babol city in the 2019-20academic years. The sample size according to Cochran's formula was estimated to be 200 people who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research instruments were included the addiction to virtual social network questionnaire (Khajeahmadi et al, 2017), depression anxiety stress scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and perceived parenting style scale (Grolnick et al, 1997). Data were analyzed with using Pearson correlation coefficients and structural equation modeling in SPSS-23 and AMOS-24 software.

The findings showed that the model of addiction to virtual social network based on psychological distress with the mediating role of perceived parenting style in adolescent girls had a good fit. Other findings showed that psychological distress had a direct and negative effect on perceived parenting style and a direct and a direct and positive effect on addiction to virtual social networks and perceived parenting style had a direct and negative effect on addiction to virtual social networks. Also, other findings showed that psychological distress with the mediating role of perceived parenting style had an indirect and positive effect on addiction to virtual social networks (P<0.05).

The results indicated the mediating role of perceived parenting style in the model of addiction to virtual social network based on psychological distress in adolescent girls. Therefore, to reduce the addiction to virtual social networks, planning is essential to reduce psychological distress and improve perceived parenting style.