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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dunbar, David
• Proeve, Michael
• Roberts, Rachel M.

Titel

Problematic internet usage: can commitment and progress frameworks help regulate daily personal internet use?

Ist Teil von

• Clinical psychologist (Australian Psychological Society), 2024-07, Vol.28 (2), p.131-141

Ort / Verlag

Melbourne: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• ObjectiveProblem Internet Usage (PIU) is associated with numerous psychological concerns. The dynamics of self-regulation (DSR) model may provide a useful framework for psychological interventions with PIU, given previous research showing that the framework can be successfully applied to PIU behaviours.MethodThe authors conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of an internet-based intervention to reduce daily personal internet hours, and PIU severity, for university students who reported PIU issues. Assessments were undertaken at baseline, on each day of the 21-day intervention, and 6-week follow-up. Seventy-four participants completed the intervention and 38 completed follow-up assessments.ResultsThe experimental group reduced daily personal internet usage to a greater degree than the active control group at the end of the intervention. Findings also demonstrated a greater reduction in Internet Addiction Test (IAT) scores for the experimental group compared to the active control, with a third of participants in the experimental condition demonstrating clinically significant change in IAT scores.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that the DSR framework may provide a promising approach to reducing PIU.