Internet Addiction, Smartphone Addiction, Technology Addiction
Conditions
Keywords
smartphone addiction, High school student, internet addiction, mindfulness, randomized controlled study
Brief summary
In this study, between 1 September 2023-31 January 2024, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 128 high school students in a state high school in Çankırı.
Interventions
OTHERMindfulness-Based Technology Addiction Program
The MBTAP was carried out face-to-face in the classroom for the high school students in the intervention group. The goal of the program was to improve high school students' mindfulness levels, and decrease internet and smartphone additions' levels. This program was developed based on the concepts of mindfulness. The MBTAP was created in a certain flow based on the awekening to mindfulness (2 sessions), breath, body and mind (2 sessions), mindfulness and stress (2 sessions) and power of the compassion. There are 8 sessions lasting four weeks in the program and the frequency of sessions is 2 sessions per week and each session lasts approximately 50 minutes.
Sponsors
Çankırı Karatekin University
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Mersin University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
High school students in the experimental and control groups will be masked.
Intervention model description
The study was planned as a prospective, two-armed (1:1), randomized controlled experimental study. This randomized controlled trial will be reported according to the CONSORT-SPI guidelines.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* being a first-year high school student studying at state high school in a central city of Türkiye * both student and parent agreeing to participate in the study and 3) not having communication barrier
Exclusion criteria
* having an illness that would prevent participation in the study * withdrawing from the research voluntarily * not attending at least one of the sessions * not receiving other psychological training at the time of the research * not receiving mindfulness-based mediation experience * incomplete answering the instruments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) | Change from before implementation, after practice is completed (4th week) | The MAAS consists of 15 items and is 6-point Likert type (almost always (1), most of the time (2), sometimes (3), rarely (4), very rarely (5), almost never (6)). The MAAS, which measures the general tendency to be aware of and attentive to moment-to-moment experiences in daily life, has a single-factor structure and no reverse-coded questions. High scores on the scale indicate high levels of mindfulness. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was determined to be 0.80 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Young's Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YIAT-SF) | Change from before implementation, after practice is completed (4th week) | The YIAT-SF consists of 12 items, one factor and is 5-point Likert type. Scores on the form range from 12 (lowest) to 60 (highest) and a high score on the test indicates greater levels of internet addiction. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was determined to be 0.86. |
| Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SF) | Change from before implementation, after practice is completed (4th week) | The SAS-SF consists of 10 items, one factor and 6-point Likert type. Scores on the scale range from 10 (lowest) to 60 (highest) and a high score on the form indicates greater levels of smartphone addiction. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was determined to be 0.90. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed