Problematic internet usage: can commitment and progress frameworks help regulate daily personal internet use?
Problem Internet Usage (PIU) is associated with numerous psychological concerns. The dynamics of self-regulation (DSR) model may provide a useful framework for psychological interventions with PIU, given previous research showing that the framework can be successfully applied to PIU behaviours. The...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Psychologist Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 131 - 142 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=177713883&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 177713883 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13284207 V1U jtl: Clinical Psychologist issn: 13284207 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2024 vid: 28 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 177713883 176020517 177713883 177713883 10.1080/13284207.2024.2322940 177713883 ppf: 131 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Problematic internet usage: can commitment and progress frameworks help regulate daily personal internet use? aug: au: Dunbar, David Proeve, Michael Roberts, Rachel M. affil: School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia sug: subj: Internet Addiction Prevention and Control Internet-Based Intervention Commitment Self Regulation Program Evaluation Human Female Male Adolescence Adult Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Scales Students, College Psychosocial Factors Data Analysis Software Linear Regression Analysis of Covariance Power Analysis Confidence Intervals Descriptive Statistics Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: Problem Internet Usage (PIU) is associated with numerous psychological concerns. The dynamics of self-regulation (DSR) model may provide a useful framework for psychological interventions with PIU, given previous research showing that the framework can be successfully applied to PIU behaviours. The authors conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of an internet-based intervention to reduce daily personal internet hours, and PIU severity, for university students who reported PIU issues. Assessments were undertaken at baseline, on each day of the 21-day intervention, and 6-week follow-up. Seventy-four participants completed the intervention and 38 completed follow-up assessments. The experimental group reduced daily personal internet usage to a greater degree than the active control group at the end of the intervention. Findings also demonstrated a greater reduction in Internet Addiction Test (IAT) scores for the experimental group compared to the active control, with a third of participants in the experimental condition demonstrating clinically significant change in IAT scores. Our findings suggest that the DSR framework may provide a promising approach to reducing PIU. What is already known about this topic: Problematic internet use has been viewed in various ways, including as an addiction or a problem of self-regulation. Interventions to reduce problematic internet use, including medication and cognitive-behavioural therapy, have shown limited success. The Dynamics of Self-Regulation Model has been shown to influence intended internet behaviours. What this topic adds: The Dynamics of Self-Regulation Model was applied to daily internet use in a randomised controlled trial. Daily personal internet usage reduced to a greater degree using an experimental intervention drawn from the Dynamics of Self-Regulation Model compared to an active control intervention of self-monitoring. Internet addiction scores also reduced using the experimental intervention drawn from the Dynamics of Self-Regulation Model compared to self-monitoring. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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