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The Effectiveness of Psychodrama on Improving Social Skills and Reducing Internet Addiction in Students

The Effectiveness of Psychodrama on Improving Social Skills and Reducing Internet Addiction in Students

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201008134544N1
Enrollment
36
Registered
2010-08-29
Start date
2010-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Internet addiction disorder. Habit and impulse disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Experimental group had ten sessions of social skills training with psychodrama approach. This approach (psychodrama) consisted of three warm-up phase, action and sharing. In any stage,
Behavior
Experimental group had ten sessions of social skills training with psychodrama approach. This approach (psychodrama) consisted of three warm-up phase, action and sharing. In any stage, the first step
Control group did not receive any intervention.

Sponsors

Faculty of educational science & psychology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: female sex, living in dormitory, having a higher score in the internet addiction scale (49 and higher), having a lower score in the sub scales and Total scale of social skills, personal computer or over use from internet of dormitory, dissatisfaction for waste of time because of using Internet. Exclusion criteria: lower score than 49 in the internet addiction scale, loss of social skills due to depressive disorder, being a native (non-use of student’s dormitory)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improving of social skills. Timepoint: pre and post intenvention and one month follow up. Method of measurement: social skills inventory(created by researcher).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reducing of internet addiction. Timepoint: pre and post intervention and one month follow up. Method of measurement: internet addiction scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Kooraki

University of Isfahan

m.koorki@edu.ui.ac.ir+98 913 845 4197

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026