The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students
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Resumo: | Abstract Background: For youth in geopolitically at-risk environments, such as Palestine, the issues related to Internet overuse and addictions are complex. Youth residing in the occupied territories of Palestine as in other highly militarized zones have high levels of environmental stressors (e.g., militarization, poverty, lack of employment opportunities, cultural pressures, etc.) and few chemical or social outlets such as alcohol, intoxicants, and leisure activities. As such, the easily accessible and unrestricted opportunities for stress-reducing social contact of social media can lead easily to excessive and maladaptive Internet use. Therefore, interventions directly aimed at awareness and education on how to manage Internet use are critical for addressing these issues in high risk populations. Aims: The purpose of the current study was to test the efficacy of a time-limited group training program aimed at improving social skills and reducing addictive Internet behaviors among university students. Methods and results: The sample consisted of 30 university students who self-reported high scores on an Internet addiction scale. Participants were randomly assigned to either wait list or treatment group (15 in each condition). Results demonstrated that using a social skills training program over an 8-week period improved the level of social skills and reduced addictive Internet behaviors significantly in those who experienced the intervention when compared with a wait list control group. Conclusions: These findings support the implementation of time limited training programs targeting social skills and addictive patterns of Internet use with university students identified with high levels of Internet addictive behaviors. |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university studentsSocial skillsAddictive Internet behaviorsUniversity studentsPalestineAbstract Background: For youth in geopolitically at-risk environments, such as Palestine, the issues related to Internet overuse and addictions are complex. Youth residing in the occupied territories of Palestine as in other highly militarized zones have high levels of environmental stressors (e.g., militarization, poverty, lack of employment opportunities, cultural pressures, etc.) and few chemical or social outlets such as alcohol, intoxicants, and leisure activities. As such, the easily accessible and unrestricted opportunities for stress-reducing social contact of social media can lead easily to excessive and maladaptive Internet use. Therefore, interventions directly aimed at awareness and education on how to manage Internet use are critical for addressing these issues in high risk populations. Aims: The purpose of the current study was to test the efficacy of a time-limited group training program aimed at improving social skills and reducing addictive Internet behaviors among university students. Methods and results: The sample consisted of 30 university students who self-reported high scores on an Internet addiction scale. Participants were randomly assigned to either wait list or treatment group (15 in each condition). Results demonstrated that using a social skills training program over an 8-week period improved the level of social skills and reduced addictive Internet behaviors significantly in those who experienced the intervention when compared with a wait list control group. Conclusions: These findings support the implementation of time limited training programs targeting social skills and addictive patterns of Internet use with university students identified with high levels of Internet addictive behaviors.Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722021000100218Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica v.34 2021reponame:Psicologia (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGS10.1186/s41155-021-00185-winfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAffouneh,SaidaMahamid,Fayez AzezBerte,Denise ZiyaShaqour,Ali Z.Shayeb,Maroufeng2021-09-08T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-79722021000100218Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/prc/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpprc@springeropen.com1678-71530102-7972opendoar:2021-09-08T00:00Psicologia (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students Affouneh,Saida Social skills Addictive Internet behaviors University students Palestine |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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The efficacy of a training program for social skills in reducing addictive Internet behaviors among Palestinian university students |
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Affouneh,Saida |
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Affouneh,Saida Mahamid,Fayez Azez Berte,Denise Ziya Shaqour,Ali Z. Shayeb,Marouf |
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Mahamid,Fayez Azez Berte,Denise Ziya Shaqour,Ali Z. Shayeb,Marouf |
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Affouneh,Saida Mahamid,Fayez Azez Berte,Denise Ziya Shaqour,Ali Z. Shayeb,Marouf |
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Social skills Addictive Internet behaviors University students Palestine |
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Social skills Addictive Internet behaviors University students Palestine |
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Abstract Background: For youth in geopolitically at-risk environments, such as Palestine, the issues related to Internet overuse and addictions are complex. Youth residing in the occupied territories of Palestine as in other highly militarized zones have high levels of environmental stressors (e.g., militarization, poverty, lack of employment opportunities, cultural pressures, etc.) and few chemical or social outlets such as alcohol, intoxicants, and leisure activities. As such, the easily accessible and unrestricted opportunities for stress-reducing social contact of social media can lead easily to excessive and maladaptive Internet use. Therefore, interventions directly aimed at awareness and education on how to manage Internet use are critical for addressing these issues in high risk populations. Aims: The purpose of the current study was to test the efficacy of a time-limited group training program aimed at improving social skills and reducing addictive Internet behaviors among university students. Methods and results: The sample consisted of 30 university students who self-reported high scores on an Internet addiction scale. Participants were randomly assigned to either wait list or treatment group (15 in each condition). Results demonstrated that using a social skills training program over an 8-week period improved the level of social skills and reduced addictive Internet behaviors significantly in those who experienced the intervention when compared with a wait list control group. Conclusions: These findings support the implementation of time limited training programs targeting social skills and addictive patterns of Internet use with university students identified with high levels of Internet addictive behaviors. |
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