Association between quality of life dimensions and internet addiction of college students

Background: although the internet has brought significant opportunities in economic, communication, and scientific fields for societies, its excessive and inappropriate use, especially during the prevalent of covid, poses a serious and important threat to the health. the aim of the current research was to examine the link between life quality dimensions and internet addiction of college students. methods: this cross-sectional investigation was done on a sample of 400 students from alzahra university in mashhad, iran. the data for this research was collected using three different questionnaires: a demographic questionnaire, an internet addiction questionnaire, and a quality of life questionnaire. the statistical analysis was done using spss 24. results: the majority of studied students (62.5%) were found to have a moderate level of internet addiction. additionally, 21% of them had a normal level of addiction to internet, while 16.5% were classified as having a severe level of addiction. furthermore, the results indicated negative correlations between all dimensions of life quality and internet addiction (p<0.001). furthermore, psychological domain was the stronger predictor of internet addiction (p<0.001, ß=-0.45).conclusion: according to the results of current investigation, it is evident that the psychological domain plays a significant role in predicting internet addiction. therefore, it is crucial to focus on this variable in educational interventions, particularly for individuals who are classified as having a severe level of internet addiction. by addressing psychological factors and providing appropriate interventions, it is possible to achieve better outcomes in terms of preventing internet addiction behaviors. if someone suffers from clinical problems such as depression and anxiety, she/he is at higher internet addiction risk since some might utilize the internet in order to distract yourself from fears and concerns.