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:: Volume 29, Issue 4 (Bimonthly 2025) ::
Feyz Med Sci J 2025, 29(4): 364-374 Back to browse issues page
The relationship between internet addiction and time perspective in adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Kashan, 2024
Fatemeh Ameli Basiri , Zahra Zanjani * , Fatemeh Asarian
Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , z_zanjani2005@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (287 Views)
Background and Aim: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and adolescence, characterized by diverse clinical manifestations. One affected domain is time perspective, which reflects an individual’s cognitive–emotional orientation toward time. Internet addiction, on the other hand, has been frequently reported as a common comorbidity among adolescents with ADHD. This study aimed to examine the relationship between components of time perspective and internet addiction in adolescents with ADHD.
Methods: In this cross-sectional correlational study, 136 adolescents with ADHD, diagnosed by a psychiatrist, were recruited through purposive sampling from counseling centers in Kashan in 2024. Participants completed Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient by SPSS.
Results: The findings indicated that 17.47% of adolescents met the criteria for internet addiction, while 33.82% were at risk. Correlation analysis revealed significant associations between specific time perspective dimensions and internet addiction. Negative past perspective (r = 0.37, P < 0.05) and present-hedonistic perspective (r = 0.24, p < 0.05) were positively correlated with internet addiction. Conversely, future-oriented perspective showed a significant negative correlation (r = –0.25, P < 0.05).
Conclusion: These results suggest that time perspective can serve as an important predictor of internet addiction in adolescents with ADHD. Specifically, a focus on negative past experiences and momentary pleasure-seeking can increase the risk of internet addiction, whereas a future-oriented outlook plays a protective role. Accordingly, therapeutic interventions aimed at modifying time perspective such as future-oriented training may be effective complementary strategies for reducing addictive behaviors and improve functioning in this population.
Keywords: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Time perspective, Internet addiction, Adolescents
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2025/06/2 | Revised: 2025/10/1 | Accepted: 2025/09/2 | Published: 2025/09/29
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