Introduction: Improper use of the internet and its subsequent effects has recently started to be considered as an important issue. Students are among the most vulnerable groups regarding this phenomenon. Although internet addiction can be related to different parenting styles, but the use of internet provides an opportunity to seek individual’s identity. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting styles, identity styles and students’ internet addiction in Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this descriptive correlational type of research, the study population included all students who were addicted to the internet at Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2014. The research sample consisted of 375 subjects selected through multi-stage cluster sampling method. All participants completed the questionnaires on internet addiction, parenting and identity styles.
Results: Findings showed that among different identity styles, there was a negative correlation between informational identity style and internet addiction. Moreover, there was a positive significant correlation between diffuse/avoidant identity style and internet addiction. Concerning different parenting styles, we could observe a positive significant correlation between permissive parenting style and internet addiction, while there was a negative significant correlation between authoritative parenting style and internet addiction. Additionally, regression analysis results illustrated that students’ internet addiction level could be predicted regarding their identity styles and their parents’ parenting styles.
Conclusion: It seems that applying proper parenting styles and providing the requirements of successful identity achievement can lower the incidence of internet addiction. پرونده مقاله

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess oral and dental health of hospitalized psychiatric patients.
Methods: This cross-sectional study which included 193 psychiatric patients was conducted in two psychiatric hospitals (Shahid Beheshti and Bahman) in Kerman, Iran. According to the duration of the hospital stay, patients were categorized into two groups of acute and chronic. The oral and dental health of the patients was assessed using Decay, Missing, Filling Teeth (DMF-T) index and Oral Assessment Guide for Psychiatric Care (OAG-PC). High score for these two scales indicated a worse oral and dental health.
Results: Mean (±SD) DMFT and OAG-PC scores of the patients were 19.74 (±7.88) and 20.77, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that patients in chronic group had higher OAG-PC (P = 0.014), but the difference of DMF-T scores was not statistically significant between the two groups (P = 0.57). After controlling confounding variables, the differences of the DMF-T and OAG-PC scores were not statistically significant between the two groups (P values of 0.88 and 0.64, respectively).
Conclusion: Oral and dental health in the studied psychiatric patients was poor. It is vital to improve the oral and dental health status of psychiatric patients. پرونده مقاله