المساندة الاجتماعية وعلاقتها بإدمان الإنترنت لدى طلبة كلية التربية جامعة تعز
The research aimed at identifying the relationship between social support and internet addiction among university students. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method. The main research sample consisted of 200 students from the faculty of education of both sexes. Two tools were used, namely the Social Support Scale by Daidamoni (2009) and the Internet Addiction Scale by the researcher. The research arrived at the following findings: The level of internet addiction among university students was above average. There were no statistically significant differences at (0.05) in the level of internet addiction among university students due to the variable of specialization or sex. The level of social support among university students was below average. There were no statistically significant differences at (0.05) in the level of social support among university students due to the variable of specialization or sex. There was an average negative and statistically significant correlation between the level of internet addiction and the total degree of social support and its areas such as information support, sentimental support, social friendship and appreciation support. The correlation coefficients were respectively (-467**, -410**, -449**, -436**, -462**), except for the dimension of financial support which showed a positive correlation as the coefficient was 45**. (Published abstract)