TY - JOUR JF - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JO - J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci VL - 25 IS - 132 PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/1/01 TI - Interment Addiction and Symptoms of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in University Students TT - بررسی وابستگی به اینترنت و علائم اختلال بیش فعالی کم توجهی در دانشجویان N2 - Background and purpose: Previous researches indicated a relationship between impulsivity and Internet addiction. This study was conducted to compere the symptoms of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Internet addicted and non-addicted university students. Materials and methods: This comparatevi study was performed in 311 individuals who were selected by convenience sampling. Data was collected using the Young’s Internet addiction test and Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS). Data was analysed applying ANOVA in SPSS V.16. Results: The results showed higher scores of ADHD in Internet-addict students compared with students not addicted to Internet (P=0.001). Conclusion: Current results are consistent with previous findings proving that individuals addicted to Internet have more ADHD symptoms than those not addicted to Internet. SP - 334 EP - 337 AU - Vatani, Farough AU - Azadimanesh, Pegah AU - Poursharifi, Hamid AU - Osfoori, Miad AD - MA in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran KW - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder KW - Internet addiction KW - impulsive behaviour UR - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-6740-en.html ER -