Investigating the Structural Relationships of Mental Health based on Social Network Addiction Mediated by Parental Supervision Styles in High School Students

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to investigate the structural relationships of mental health based on virtual network dependence mediated by parental supervision style in high school students. According to the purpose, application and method of this research, the correlation is of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population of the research included the secondary school students in the city of Langrood in the academic year 2020-2021. The number of samples was assigned based on Klein’s rule of 220 people using the available sampling method. After data collection, 173 questionnaires, including 79 girls and 94 boys, were analyzed. The research instruments included Mental Health Questionnaires (GHQ), Addiction to Social Networks (SNA), and parents’ Supervisory Style (SKSS). The structural equation modeling method and Smart pls3 software were used for data analysis. The results showed that social network dependency was negatively and significantly related to mental health and parents’ supervision style. The research results indicate a positive significant relationship between parents’ supervision style and mental health. Moreover, parents’ supervision style may play a mediating role in the relationship between virtual network addiction and mental health. Therefore, social network addiction may increase the risk of depression and anxiety in teenagers. This problem has implications for teen mental health. Lack of adequate parental control leads to problems such as isolation, moral decline, aggression, and anxiety in teenagers.

Keywords

• social media addiction
• mental health
• parental supervision style