Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The effect of addiction to mobile messenger software and mental health among physical education students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mostafa Bagherianfar 1
Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar 2
Mohammad Javadipour 3
Mehdi Jafari 4
1 Ph.D. student of higher education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 Professor of Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3 Assistant professor of Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 MS. in Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2017.9279
Abstract
Introduction: The objective of the present study is to the effect of addiction to mobile messenger software on mental health among physical education university students of Torbat-e-Heydarieh city.
 Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this descriptive-correlational study included all physical education university students of Torbat-e-Heydarieh city. 169 students out of 302 were chosen as the sample of study, for which stratified sampling method was applied. In order to collect data, Goldberg general health questionnaire and addiction to mobile messenger software inventory were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive and illative statistics.
 Results: The research findings showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between addiction to mobile messenger software's and mental health among the students of physical education (P<0.05).
Moreover, addiction to mobile messenger software was not different statistically among men and women.
 Conclusion: Based on the results it seems that the students who spend more time on mobile messenger software, are predisposed for mental problems more than the others.
Keywords
Internet addiction
Mental health
Messenger software
Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 19, Issue 5
September and October 2017
Pages 525-536