Presenting a Management Model for the Prevention of Cyber Addiction in the Youth of Zanjan Province

The purpose of this research is to provide a management model for preventing cyber addiction in the youth of Zanjan province.

The present research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of research implementation method; And it is specifically based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research includes teachers, educational and research assistants and managers of education and schools in Zanjan province, and according to Cochran's formula, 370 people were selected as a sample. Sampling was done by simple random method. The collection tool in this research is a researcher-made questionnaire derived from the qualitative method. To analyze the data from the confirmatory factor analysis tests to examine the research question using SPSS version 23 software; Structural method was used to compile the model and AMOS software was used to design the final research model.

The findings of the research showed that the components of family factors, individual factors, attractions of virtual space, lack of media literacy, social conditions, cultural environment, social policies, unemployment and poverty, social participation, family education, life skills education, cultural and sports facilities, virtual space management, increasing efficiency, promoting mental health have a good fit in the measurement models.

In order to prevent the disintegration of families, parents must be somewhat familiar with and aware of today's technologies.