| The Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Depression in the Iranian Users: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | ||
| Articolul 8, Volume 4, Issue 4 – Issue Serial Number 13, Autumn 2017, Page 270-275 | ||
| Document Type: Review article | ||
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.15171/ijer.2017.16 | ||
| Autori | ||
| Sattar Kikhavani1; Shaban Roshani1; Salahedin Aj1; Kourosh Sayehmiri* 2 | ||
| 1Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran | ||
| 2Psychosocial Injuries Research Center and Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Context și scopuri: Internetul este una dintre noile tehnologii ale căror utilizatori sunt în creștere, iar dependența de internet este definită ca utilizarea excesivă a internetului. Unul dintre factorii care influențează dependența de internet este depresia. Scopul studiului nostru a fost de a investiga relația dintre dependența de internet și depresia la utilizatorii iranieni folosind meta-analiza. Methods: In our systematic review and meta-analysis, a total of 10 articles in Persian and English, published in local and international journals between 2008 and 2014 were selected through searching in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, SID, Magiran, Medlib, and Irandoc databases, and the information were analyzed using a method of meta-analysis (random effects model). I-square test was used to examine heterogeneity. Data were analyzed by STATA version 11.2. Results: There were significant correlations between internet addiction and depression (P < 0.05). Hence the mean risk differentiating criteria were estimated to be 0.55 (95% CI: 0.14 to 0.96). Subgroup analysis showed that the value of a university student was 0.46 (95% CI: 0.04 to 0.88) and of a high school student was 1.12 (95% CI: 0.90 to 1.34). Conclusion: Our results indicated positive significant correlation between internet addiction and depression in adolescents and young adults in Iranian users. There was a positive correlation between internet addiction and depression as one of the most important psychological disorders. This issue requires further attention and study. | ||
| Cuvinte cheie | ||
| dependenta de Internet; depresiune; evaluarea sistematică; Meta-analiza | ||
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