Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research intervention
The aim of this paper was to present an action-research intervention for the prevention of Internet addiction (IA) in schools. Applying a pre-experimental research design model, a total of 90 young subjects (45 males and 45 females) were treated using a peer education programme. The Internet Addicti...
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| author | Ruggero Andrisano Emanuela Santoro Francesco De Caro Loredana Palmieri Mario Capunzo Claudia Venuleo Giovanni Boccia |
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| description | The aim of this paper was to present an action-research intervention for the prevention of Internet addiction (IA) in schools. Applying a pre-experimental research design model, a total of 90 young subjects (45 males and 45 females) were treated using a peer education programme. The Internet Addiction Test was used as a screening tool pre- and post-treatment and analysed using a paired t-test. The results showed a significant positive difference in the post-treatment values for both males and females. This research highlights the link between IA and cultural and social aspects of the disease in addition to discussing the difficulties of IA prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e41ee397c4174de3aad1e027ff5c31e62025-08-20T03:25:07ZengMilano University PressEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health2282-09302016-12-0113410.2427/1181710711Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research interventionRuggero Andrisano0Emanuela SantoroFrancesco De CaroLoredana PalmieriMario CapunzoClaudia VenuleoGiovanni BocciaDepartment of Human, Philosophical and Educational Science Via Giovanni Paolo II, nr. 132, 84084 Fisciano (Sa) - ItalyThe aim of this paper was to present an action-research intervention for the prevention of Internet addiction (IA) in schools. Applying a pre-experimental research design model, a total of 90 young subjects (45 males and 45 females) were treated using a peer education programme. The Internet Addiction Test was used as a screening tool pre- and post-treatment and analysed using a paired t-test. The results showed a significant positive difference in the post-treatment values for both males and females. This research highlights the link between IA and cultural and social aspects of the disease in addition to discussing the difficulties of IA prevention.http://ebph.it/article/view/11817 |
| spellingShingle | Ruggero Andrisano Emanuela Santoro Francesco De Caro Loredana Palmieri Mario Capunzo Claudia Venuleo Giovanni Boccia Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research intervention Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health |
| title | Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research intervention |
| title_full | Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research intervention |
| title_fullStr | Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research intervention |
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| title_short | Internet Addiction: a prevention action-research intervention |
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