Studying the Relationship between Internet Addiction and Emotional Intelligence, Sensation Seeking and Metacognition among those Who Referred to Cafes
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
multiple applications of internet and its attractions causes a phenomenon named "internet addiction" is emerging in recent years. There is a significant relationship between internet addiction and personality traits, emotional intelligence and mood disorders. The aim of the present study is to review the relationship between internet addiction and metacognition variables, emotional intelligence and sensations seeking. research method is analytical descriptive. Its statistical community includes all those who referred to internet cafes of Zahedan and Zanjan cities. Statistical sample includes 129 people referred to cafes who have been chosen as available sampling (70 ones from Zahedan and 59 ones from Zanjan). Research tools in this study include internet addiction, metacognition, sensation seeking and emotional intelligence. The tests used in this study are descriptive indicators, Chi-square test, Pearson correlation coefficient and T test for comparing the mean of independent groups and regression. the results showed that there is no significant relationship between sensation seeking (r=0.07) and between internet addiction and emotional intelligence (r=0.028). However, a significant relationship was observed between internet addiction and metacognition (r=0.38). Also, positive belief (0.562) and cognitive belief (0.278) can increase internet addiction.various studies showed that internet addiction is a multifactorial injury and several factors cause this injury is emerged, and one of the most important factors in shaping thisinjury is the issue of personality traits in the propensity towards using internet. Of the personality traits that play a main role are emotional intelligence, metacognition and sensation seeking in that the role of these factors in various injuries such as alcohol addiction has also been reviewed. internet addition, emotional intelligence, metacognition, sensation seeking.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohsen Mesgarani| Children and adolescents health research center, Zahedan University of Medical Science, Zahedan, Iran, Shahla Shafiee*| Children and adolescents health research center, Zahedan University of Medical Science, Zahedan, Iran,shafieesh@gmail.com, Edris Ahmadi| The Expert in Advising Bureau of Zahedan Medical Sciences University,Zahedan ,Iran, Fahimeh Zare| Responsible for advising in the Department of Medical Sciences Zahedan,Iran
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