Explanation the Educational Stress, Personality Traits and the Family Function in Relation with Internet Addiction among Undergraduates

The aim of this study is to determine the academic stress, personality traits, and understanding the family function with Internet addiction in Kharazmi University undergraduate students.
The research sample of this study consisted of 400 randomly selected undergraduate students of Kharazmi University in the years 95-94. The variables were examined using Gadzla’s academic stress questionnaire, five-factor personality questionnaire NEO, family function questionnaire FAD, and Young’s internet addiction questionnaire. Data were analyzed step by step using Pearson correlation and regression analysis.
According to the obtained results, there is a significant relationship between the academic stress and internet addiction. Also, there is a significant relationship between personality traits and internet addiction, and family function and Internet addiction are significantly related.
The results of multiple regression analysis showed that there are multiple relationships among academic stress, personality traits and family function with internet addiction. In other words, these variables determine 42% of the variance related to the internet addiction.