فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Today, the increasing process with the using internet is a kind of disease amongadolescents, especially in the COVID‑19 pandemic. The activities such as learning–educationalprocess and online games will become one of the problems for families. This study aimed todetermine the relationship between internet addiction and parent–child relationships in high schoolgirls in Isfahan.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive‑correlational study was conducted in girls’ high schoolin Isfahan, Iran. One hundred and sixty students and one of their parents had participated throughcluster sampling method. They filled out the Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire and the Fineet al.’s Child‑Parent Questionnaire (PCRS). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical testsand Pearson correlation test. The significance level of the data was considered 0.05.RESULTS: The mean score (standard deviation) of internet addiction was 52.15 (5.67). 62.5% of theparticipants were not addicted to the use of the nternet. The mean score of the parent–child relationshipwas 118.24 (85.35). The results of the Pearson correlation test show that there is a significant negativecorrelation between parent–child relationships and Internet addiction in adolescent girls (P < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, in the girl high school students who have a stronger parent–childrelationship, the rate of Internet dependence is lower. Due to the current situation of the COVID‑19pandemic in terms of Internet addiction and the parent–child relationship, the present study canhelp nurses, teachers, and educational planners to provide a suitable information for appropriateintervention.