The role of parental online activities in predicting internet addiction in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Document Type : Original Article

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1 department of special needs children, education and psychology faculty, universality, Shiraz,Iran

2 Isfahan Provincial Education Organization

10.22099/ebd.2025.8164

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of parents' online activities (time spent on the Internet, social goals, and non-social goals) in predicting Internet addiction in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The statistical population of the study included all children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder aged 7 to 12 years in Shiraz. The method of the present study was descriptive and correlational, and a group of 130 people were selected through purposive sampling. In this study, children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder were identified using the clinical diagnosis of a psychiatrist and also the implementation of the short form of the Revised Connors Parent Scale and Diagnostic Interview (K-SADS-PL). The Internet Use Scale (IUS) was used to measure the dimensions of parents' online activities, and the Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire was used to measure the extent of Internet addiction. The results indicated that there is a positive and significant correlation between the dimensions of online activities (time spent on the Internet, social goals, and non-social goals) and Internet addiction. Multiple regression analyses to predict Internet addiction showed that the components of Internet usage duration and social goals positively and significantly predict Internet addiction. Therefore, it seems that the greater the amount of online activities of parents increase extent of Internet addiction in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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  • Receive Date: 25 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 10 June 2025
  • Accept Date: 02 July 2025

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