Hu Yixin, Pei Mengxue, Wang Danyang, Wu Xiao, Wang Dawei
School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, China.
J Behav Addict. 2025 May 9;14(2):914-928. doi: 10.1556/2006.2025.00016. Print 2025 Jul 2.
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has become an important public health issue in adolescence, and it is imperative to innovate treatments to improve and prolong the effectiveness of interventions. Considering that positive psychology interventions (PPIs) are highly effective in reducing addictive behaviors in adolescents, this study aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program (PREIP, 8 weeks, 1 h/week) on adolescent PSU within a positive psychology framework.
Adolescents from China were randomly assigned to the personal resources energized intervention program (PREIP) intervention group (N = 30), the CBT control group (N = 30), and the waitlist (N = 28), which were measured at baseline, post-intervention, and 2-month follow-up.
Participants in the PREIP intervention group had significantly lower levels of PSU, and loneliness, and significantly higher levels of perceived social support and well-being compared to the two control groups (CBT control and waitlist). Furthermore, although participants in the CBT control group were able to significantly reduce PSU symptoms, the improvements in the PREIP group were more sustained over the follow-up period.
In conclusion, this study supports the positive effects of PREIP on adolescent PSU and explained the underlying mechanisms for improving positive mood, reducing loneliness, and promoting perceived social support.
问题性智能手机使用（PSU）已成为青少年中的一个重要公共卫生问题，创新治疗方法以提高和延长干预效果势在必行。鉴于积极心理学干预（PPI）在减少青少年成瘾行为方面非常有效，本研究旨在在积极心理学框架内开发并评估一项干预计划（PREIP，为期8周，每周1小时）对青少年PSU的有效性。
来自中国的青少年被随机分配到个人资源赋能干预计划（PREIP）干预组（N = 30）、认知行为疗法（CBT）对照组（N = 30）和候补名单组（N = 28），在基线、干预后和2个月随访时进行测量。
与两个对照组（CBT对照组和候补名单组）相比，PREIP干预组的参与者PSU水平、孤独感显著更低，感知到的社会支持和幸福感水平显著更高。此外，尽管CBT对照组的参与者能够显著减轻PSU症状，但PREIP组的改善在随访期间更具持续性。
总之，本研究支持PREIP对青少年PSU的积极影响，并解释了改善积极情绪、减少孤独感和促进感知到的社会支持的潜在机制。
