Comparison of Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence in Internet-Dependent and Non-Dependent Individuals Based on Gender
Subject Areas :seyede Parisa Bagherian 1 , مالک میرهاشمی 2 , رحیم داوری 3
1 - Islamic Azad University of Rudehen
2 - گروه روان شناسی
3 - عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رودهن
Keywords: Internet addiction, Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to experience, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional intelligence, Gender,
Abstract :
Internet addiction in adolescents is considered one of the new addictions in modern societies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of the Big Five personality traits and emotional intelligence in internet-dependent and non-dependent adolescents based on gender in Tehran. This research is a causal-comparative study. The statistical population of this research consisted of all male and female adolescent students in Tehran in the year 2022, from which 360 individuals were selected using cluster random sampling. The data collection tools were the Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire (1996), the short form of the NEO Personality Inventory (1989), and the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (1998). Data analysis was performed using SPSS 27. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between internet-dependent and non-dependent adolescent boys in terms of the neuroticism personality trait (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in terms of extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness (P>0.05). In terms of adolescent girls, there was a significant difference between internet-dependent and non-dependent groups in terms of the personality traits of extraversion and conscientiousness (P<0.01), but there was no significant difference in terms of neuroticism, openness to experience, and agreeableness (P>0.05). In conclusion, internet dependence has different effects on the personality traits and emotional intelligence of adolescents, and these effects are gender-dependent. Understanding these differences can help counselors and psychologists design appropriate intervention programs for each gender.
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