Document Type : Original Article
Authors
bu ali sina university
Abstract
Purpose: This study intended to investigate the effectiveness of personal wisdom therapy approach in reducing internet addiction in adolescent female students.
Method: The present study was a semi-experimental study and its statistical population was 200 adolescent female students studying in high schools in the city of Hamadan in the academic year 1399-1400 from which 34 female students, selected based on convenience sampling procedure, were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The participants in the experimental group received 10 training sessions using a wisdom-therapy approach. In order to assess the participants’ internet addiction, the internet Addiction Scale developed by Young (2007) was used. The effect of the provided trainings was assessed using pre-test, post-test and two-month follow-up. In order to analyze the obtained data, a set of ANCOVA was run.
Findings: The results revealed that personal wisdom-therapy had a statistically significant positive effect on reducing the level of internet addiction among adolescent female students.
Impact and implication statement: since wisdom therapy has been effective in reducing internet addiction, all those involved in education, including teachers and school principals can design wisdom-based lessons and programs to help students in this regard and improve the quality of education.
Keywords
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Mirzakhani, L., Heidari, A., Hafezi, F., Ehteshamzade, P., & Askari, P. (2019). The effects of positive psychotherapy on internet addiction and identity crisis in female senior high school students. Avicenna Journal of Neuro Psycho Physiology, 6(3), 113-122.
Montazeri, M. (2020). A study of the relationship between social skills and Internet addiction among female high school students. Journal of Psychological Studies and Educational Sciences, 52, 253 – 266.
Oktug, Z. (2012). Gender differences in Internet addiction and tendency to express emotions. Online Journal of Counseling and Education, 1(4), 1-22.
Rahdan, O., & Mottaqi, Sh. (2017). Investigating the status of Internet addiction among students and its relationship with personality components and anxiety. Journal of New Advances in Psychology, Educational Sciences and Education, 4, 48 -56.
Rahmati, S. (2016). The relationship between psychological capital and spirituality with internet addiction in students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Medical Ethics, 38, 8-17.
Spada, M. M. (2014). An overview of problematic Internet use. Addictive Behaviors, 39(1), 3–6.
Sternberg, R. J. (1998). A balance theory of wisdom. Review of General Psychology, 2(4), 347-365.
Sunday, O., Adesope, O., & Maarhuis, P. (2021). The effects of smartphone addiction on learning: a meta-analysis. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 4, 100-114.
Widyanto, L., & Mc Murran, M. (2004). The psychometric properties of the internet addiction test. Cyberpsychol Behav, 7(4), 443-450.
Yan, W., Li, Y., & Sui, N. (2014). The relationship between recent stressful life events, personality traits, perceived family functioning and internet addiction among college students. Stress Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 30(1), 3–11.
Yang, S. Y. (2008). Real-life contextual manifestation of wisdom. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 67(4), 273-303.
Young, K. (2007). Cognitive behavior therapy with Internet addicts: Treatment outcomes and implications. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 10, 671–679.
Young, K. S. (1996). Psychology of computer use: XL. Addictive use of the internet: A case that breaks the stereotype. Psychol. Rep, 79, 899-902.
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