Document Type : Research Paper
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Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
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Ph.D Educational Administration, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed to model the structural relationships between spiritual intelligence and students' addiction to virtual networks through the mediation of parental supervisory styles..
Methods: The present study is a correlational study of structural equation modeling in terms of its purpose, application, and method. The statistical population of the study included all male students of the second year of high school in Ardabil in the academic year 1402-1403. The sample size was 220 people selected based on Klein's rule using multi-stage cluster sampling. The research tools included King's standard questionnaires of spiritual intelligence (SISRI, 2008), social networking addiction (SNA, Khajeh Ahmadi et al., 2016), and supervisory styles (SKSS, Small and Kerns, 1993). Structural equation modeling and Smart pls-SEM software were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results of the study showed that spiritual intelligence has an inverse relationship with addiction to virtual social networks. Also, parental supervisory styles can play a mediating role in the relationship between spiritual intelligence and addiction to virtual networks.
Conclusion: According to the results obtained, students resort to continuous use of virtual networks to seek approval from others, escape from academic and family problems, and unmet social needs. Therefore, more attention should be paid to improving communication skills, interpersonal skills in the real world, and treating mental problems that lead to seeking refuge in cyberspace. Efforts should be made to improve their spirituality and appropriate monitoring styles should be adopted for adolescents.
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