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http://dx.doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.2018.29.2.40

A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of the Peer Relationship Enhancement Program in Adolescents at Risk for Internet and Smartphone Addiction  

Kim, Tae-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Konkuk University)
Jun, Young-Soon (Department of Psychiatry, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital)
Shin, Young-Tae (Department of Psychiatry, Chungbuk National University)
Lim, So-Hee (Department of Psychiatry, Chungbuk National University)
Seo, Joo-Won (Appletree Psychiatric Clinic)
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / v.29, no.2, 2018 , pp. 40-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effects of the Peer Relationship Enhancement Program in adolescents deemed to be in an at-risk group for Internet and smartphone addiction. Methods: The study group consisted of 33 adolescent participants (24 boys and 9 girls) at risk of Internet and smartphone addiction in small and medium-sized cities. The subjects participated in 8 consecutive sessions of the Peer Relationship Enhancement Program. The Korean Internet Addiction Proneness Scale, the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale, the Real-Ideal Self Discrepancy Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Peer Intimacy Scale, and the Escaping from the Self Scale were evaluated before the initial and after the final session. A paired t-test was performed to statistically analyze the data. Results: The Peer Relationship Enhancement Program led to a significant decrease (p<0.05) in self-reported measures of The Korean Internet Addiction Proneness Scale, the Korean Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale, and the Real-Ideal Self Discrepancy Scale. Conclusion: The Peer Relationship Enhancement Program reduces the risk of Internet and smartphone addiction and effectively prevents the associated problems.
Keywords
Internet addiction; Smartphone addiction; Adolescent; Peer Relationship Enhancement Program;
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