Imam Hussein University The Women and Families Cultural-Educational 2645-4955 15 51 2020 08 22 A Sociological Study of the Relationship between Addiction to Virtual Social Networks and Emotional Divorce in Tehran Families A Sociological Study of the Relationship between Addiction to Virtual Social Networks and Emotional Divorce in Tehran Families 117 150 205404 FA Zahra Fariborz PhD in Sociology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Baqer Sarukhani Full Professor of Sociology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Zahra Hazrati Suma’eh Assistant Professor of Sociology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2020 10 18 The main purpose of the present article is to sociologically study the relationship between virtual network addiction and emotional divorce among couples in Tehran, Iran and also to find the theoretical-analytical pattern of the variables involved in this field. The theoretical framework of this study is synthetic and based on Parsons' theory of structural functionalism. This quantitative research work was conducted using the survey research method, and the required data were collected using a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the married residents in Tehran, and the study sample included 403 married people who had access to cyberspace. To select this sample, the two-stage cluster sampling method was used. The research findings indicate that there is a pattern of inverse statistical relationship between the independent variable ‘Internet addiction’ and the dependent variable ‘emotional divorce’ with an impact factor of 16.0. However, Internet addiction affects the dependent variable through the variables intimacy, alienation, religiosity, mental health and adherence to traditions and values​, among which marital intimacy has the highest impact factor. The main purpose of the present article is to sociologically study the relationship between virtual network addiction and emotional divorce among couples in Tehran, Iran and also to find the theoretical-analytical pattern of the variables involved in this field. The theoretical framework of this study is synthetic and based on Parsons' theory of structural functionalism. This quantitative research work was conducted using the survey research method, and the required data were collected using a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the married residents in Tehran, and the study sample included 403 married people who had access to cyberspace. To select this sample, the two-stage cluster sampling method was used. The research findings indicate that there is a pattern of inverse statistical relationship between the independent variable ‘Internet addiction’ and the dependent variable ‘emotional divorce’ with an impact factor of 16.0. However, Internet addiction affects the dependent variable through the variables intimacy, alienation, religiosity, mental health and adherence to traditions and values​, among which marital intimacy has the highest impact factor. https://cwfs.ihu.ac.ir/article_205404_3f5dfccf2e71422f2a295d85ec271cb1.pdf