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:: Volume 8, Issue 1 (Vol8 No1 Spring 2021- 2021) ::
J Child Ment Health 2021, 8(1): 97-109 Back to browse issues page
The Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization and Self-Regulating on Students' Internet Addiction
Samereh Asadi Majareh1 , Leila Moghtader * 1, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi2
1- Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2- Department of Nursing, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
Abstract:   (2390 Views)
Background and Purpose: The extreme use of digital tools is one of the most influential factors in academic achievement. Meanwhile, using the Internet is the most common occupation among students. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of systematic desensitization and self-regulation on the students' dependence on the Internet.
Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. Forty-five students with the highest scores in the Kimberly Young (1995) Internet Addiction Questionnaire were selected by convenient sampling from Rasht city over the academic year 2018-2019, and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group. After 12 sessions of systematic desensitization and self-regulation interventions, the Internet Addiction Questionnaire was administered again. Statistical data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance and SPSS-21 statistical software.
Results: The results showed that regular desensitization and self-regulation training was effective on students' dependence to the Internet (P <0.01). Also, self-regulation had a greater effect on students' Internet dependence than the systematic desensitization (P< 0/001).
Conclusion: Systematic desensitization with behavioral changes, and self-regulation with cognitive changes, reduce the Internet dependence; therefore, these two educational approaches can be used to reduce students' Internet dependence.
Article number: 7
Keywords: Systematic desensitization, self-regulation, internet dependence, students
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2021/01/28 | Accepted: 2021/05/18 | Published: 2021/06/18
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