Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother. 2021 Jan-Mar;43(1):47-56. doi: 10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0010.
Internet addiction disorder has reportedly become an important cause of health and social problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy for internet addiction symptoms, quality of life, and mental health of students with internet addiction.
This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest measures and a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students at Tehran universities in the academic year of 2018-19. The target group was selected through an internet addiction test and a clinical interview using a targeted sampling method and was divided into experimental and control groups by randomization. The experimental group participated in fifteen 90-minute cognitive-behavioral group therapy sessions. Before, immediately after, and 3 months after the treatment, the internet addiction symptoms of both groups were evaluated to assess mental health with the IAT, quality of life (QOL), and SCL-90-R questionnaires. Data were analyzed with ANCOVA analysis using SPSS Statistics 20 software.
After treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy groups showed reductions in internet addiction scores (p < 0.05). Results showed that the cognitive-behavioral group therapy was effective for improving quality of life (p < 0.05) and mental illnesses (p < 0.05) in students with internet addiction.
Cognitive-behavioral group therapy can enhance awareness and mental health of students with internet addiction. Therefore, this intervention can be used as a beneficial treatment to reduce internet addiction symptoms and improve the condition of people with behavioral addictions such as internet dependency.
引言：据报道，网络成瘾障碍已成为影响健康和社会的重要问题。本研究旨在探讨认知行为团体疗法对网络成瘾学生的网络成瘾症状、生活质量和心理健康的影响。
方法：本研究采用准实验设计，包括前测-后测和对照组。研究的统计人群包括 2018-19 学年所有在德黑兰大学的学生。通过网络成瘾测试和临床访谈，采用目标抽样法选取目标人群，并通过随机分组将其分为实验组和对照组。实验组参加了 15 次 90 分钟的认知行为团体治疗。在治疗前、治疗后和治疗后 3 个月，对两组的网络成瘾症状进行评估，采用 IAT、生活质量（QOL）和 SCL-90-R 问卷评估心理健康。采用 SPSS Statistics 20 软件进行协方差分析。
结果：治疗后，认知行为疗法组的网络成瘾得分降低（p<0.05）。结果表明，认知行为团体疗法可有效改善网络成瘾学生的生活质量（p<0.05）和心理健康状况（p<0.05）。
结论：认知行为团体疗法可以提高网络成瘾学生的意识和心理健康。因此，这种干预措施可以作为一种有益的治疗方法，减少网络成瘾症状，改善网络依赖等行为成瘾者的状况。
