| Summary: | Objective: In this present study, the aim was to investigate the level of internet addiction and the effects of the level of internet addiction on health, based on families' and children's viewpoints. Methods: The population of the descriptive of study included 1410 students. The study data were collected from the participating students and their families separately. The study data were collected from the participating students and their families separately. Data collected from students: Personal Information Form, Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used. Data collected from families: Family Personal Information Form and Family-Child Internet Addiction Test (PCIAT) were used. Results: In conclusion, according to their IAT scores, of the students, 91.2% were not internet addicted, 7.9% were likely to be internet addicted, and 0.9% were internet addicted. According to their PCIAT scores, of the students, 96.5% had no symptoms and 3.5% had a limited number of symptoms. The students' and their parents' opinions in terms of internet addiction rates were consistent with each other. Conclusions: The study findings emphasize that there is a relationship between internet addiction and health problems, but whether this relationship is a direct one or not should be supported by more specific researches.
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