The Impact of Social Capital on Internet Addiction among Students in Iran: A Review Study

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Parinaz Rezapour, MD, Community Medicine Specialist, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 School of Management and Medical Informatics - Daneshgah Street.

ppsc/ppsc.2023.11124.1026

Abstract

Introduction: Among modern media, the Internet has a special place due to various attractions and opportunities. In addition to its beneficial and positive functions, its extreme use can lead to disruption of individual and social functions and affect social capital, creating a situation called Internet addiction. Internet addiction can be found among different classes. But it is more common among students.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of social capital on Internet addiction in students.
Method: The present quick review study was performed by searching the SID database, MAGIRAN, and Google Scholar search engine. Then the results of manual search of article references were added to the available sources. The search was conducted in 1400 using the following keywords (Internet addiction and social capital): Inclusion criteria included original published articles examining the impact of social capital on Internet addiction. Articles that met the inclusion criteria were included in the study and their information was extracted.
Results: During the search in the identified databases, 62 articles were obtained, of which 7 articles met the inclusion criteria. The results show a significant relationship between social capital and Internet addiction. There is a link between the dimensions of social capital, including social trust, and Internet addiction.
Conclusion: The results of the present study show that there is a significant relationship between Internet use and social capital.

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  • Receive Date: 09 February 2022
  • Accept Date: 28 October 2023

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