The Effect of Emotional Working Memory on Improving Problematic Internet Use in Students

The Effectiveness of Emotional Working Memory Training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Executive Functions of Students with Problematic Internet Use

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250301064887N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-09

Start date

2025-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Problematic Internet Use.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group will receive 20 sessions of 30- to 45-minute emotional working memory training. The present study will be conducted with the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 40 years Having a course unit in the second semester of the academic year 1403-1404 A score higher than 66 on the Standard Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire Informed consent and voluntary participation in treatment sessions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a psychological disorder as diagnosed by a clinical psychologist using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID-5) substance and drug use receiving other therapeutic interventions while conducting the present study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Inhibitory control score in the Go/No-go task. Timepoint: Measuring inhibitory control before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Go/No-go task.;Attention score on the Continuous Performance Test. Timepoint: Measuring attention before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Continuous Performance Test.;Working memory score in the Corsi block- tapping task. Timepoint: Measuring working memory before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Corsi Block- Tapping Task.;Risky decision-making score in the balloon analog risk task. Timepoint: Measuring risky decision-making before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Balloon Analog Risk Task.;Cognitive emotion regulation strategies score. Timepoint: Measuring cognitive emotion regulation strategies before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies- Short Form.	—

Measure

Time frame

Inhibitory control score in the Go/No-go task. Timepoint: Measuring inhibitory control before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Go/No-go task.;Attention score on the Continuous Performance Test. Timepoint: Measuring attention before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Continuous Performance Test.;Working memory score in the Corsi block- tapping task. Timepoint: Measuring working memory before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Corsi Block- Tapping Task.;Risky decision-making score in the balloon analog risk task. Timepoint: Measuring risky decision-making before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Balloon Analog Risk Task.;Cognitive emotion regulation strategies score. Timepoint: Measuring cognitive emotion regulation strategies before the intervention and 30 days after the start of emotional working memory training. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies- Short Form.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSoran Khataie

The University of Kurdistan

soran.khataie@uok.ac.ir+98 87 3372 4155

Outcome results

None listed

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