Association between Addiction to SMS Addiction-related Factors and Depression in Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences, 2014, Iran

Autor: Hoda Ahmari Tehrani, Masoumeh Razaghi, Maryam Mirizadeh, Batoul Hashemi, Khadijeh Alipour Nodoushan, Marzieh Alipour Nodoushan
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, Vol 9, Iss 7, Pp 65-71 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-7799
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Popis: Background and Objectives: Addiction to SMS, as a disorder and psychological trauma caused by contemporary technology, has attracted the attention of psychologists, sociologists, and the scholars of education. This study has been conducted with the purpose of determining the correlation between addiction to SMS and depression in the students of Qom University of Medical Sciences. Methods:The present research was performed as a descriptive cross-sectional study on 300 students of Qom University of Medical Sciences through simple random sampling method using Igarashi Standard questionnaire for addiction to SMS and Beck Questionnaire of Depression. Data were analyzed using inferential statistical tests of independent t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient at a significant level of p
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