A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of the Peer Relationship Enhancement Program in Adolescents at Risk for Internet and Smartphone Addiction
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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: 40-46, 2018.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effects of the Peer Relationship Enhancement Program in adolescents deemed to be in an at-risk group for Internet and smartphone addiction.METHODS:
The study group consisted of 33 adolescent participants (24 boys and 9 girls) at risk of Internet and smartphone addiction in small and medium-sized cities. The subjects participated in 8 consecutive sessions of the Peer Relationship Enhancement Program. The Korean Internet Addiction Proneness Scale, the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale, the Real-Ideal Self Discrepancy Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Peer Intimacy Scale, and the Escaping from the Self Scale were evaluated before the initial and after the final session. A paired t-test was performed to statistically analyze the data.RESULTS:
The Peer Relationship Enhancement Program led to a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in self-reported measures of The Korean Internet Addiction Proneness Scale, the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale, and the Real-Ideal Self Discrepancy Scale.CONCLUSION:
The Peer Relationship Enhancement Program reduces the risk of Internet and smartphone addiction and effectively prevents the associated problems.
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Assunto principal:
Nações Unidas
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Internet
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Smartphone
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Solidão
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudos de avaliação
Limite:
Adolescente
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2018
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