Motivational Interviewing and Addiction

NCT06721702 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 09.05.2023-757
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The increasing use of the internet makes understanding games among adolescents different by moving it to the virtual environment and increases the digital game addiction risk. Especially among adolescents, digital games have become a popular activity and often a means of socialization. With the widespread use of smartphones, digital gaming has transformed from computer and console-based to a multi-platform activit. In addition, long-term digital games cause symptoms such as anxiety and depression through increased interpersonal loneliness and decreased relationships. This situation has caused recent research to focus on the effects of digital gaming activities on individuals.

Conditions

Internet Addiction; Game Addiction, Video

Keywords

motivational interviewing; Adolescent; digital game addiction; problematic internet use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Internet Addiction

  Internet Addiction Test Short Form (YIBT-SF) was developed by Young (1998). It was converted into a short form by Pawlikowski et al (2013). It is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 12 items and a single factor adapted into Turkish by Kutlu et al. in 2016. The scores obtained from the scale vary between 12 and 60. High scores obtained from the scale indicate a high level of dependency. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient obtained in the reliability study was found to be 0.86 in adolescents.

  6 months up to July 2024

• Digital Game Addiction

  The Digital Game Addiction Scale (DGAS) was developed by Lemmens et al. (2009) to determine the problematic digital game playing behaviors of adolescents aged 12 - 18 years. The scale is a seven-item short form of the DGAS - 21, consisting of 21 items and seven sub-dimensions. The validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the scale was conducted by Irmak and Erdoğan (2015). The validity and reliability values of the original DGAS were 0.92 for Cronbach 's alpha. The assessment is made using monoethic and polyethic diagnoses. According to the monothetic diagnosis, a person is defined as "game addicted" if they score three (sometimes) or more on all seven items; according to the polyethic diagnosis, a person is defined as "game addicted" if they score three (sometimes) or more on at least four of the seven items.

  6 months up to July 2024

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group: Motivational Interviewing

EXPERIMENTAL

The motivational interview, consisting of six sessions, including the preparation session, was applied to the intervention group.Each session lasted an average of 40 minutes. Motivational interviewing sessions were conducted with nine different groups consisting of five people in the intervention group.

Behavioral: Motivational interviewing

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group did not receive any intervention other than the daily routine practices.

Interventions

Motivational interviewing BEHAVIORAL

Motivational interviews were administered as the intervention of the research. Motivational interviewing consists of two stages. In the first stage, the four principles of motivational interviewing (developing contradiction, showing empathy, supporting self-efficacy, and resolving resistance) are aimed at providing motivation in individuals. The second stage is strengthening the commitment to change.

Intervention group: Motivational Interviewing

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 16 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: To ensure homogeneity between the groups, gender was taken into consideration. Adolescents were divided into two strata according to gender (girls, boys), and allocated to experimental and control group at ratio 1:1.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Being a ninth-grade student
• Being in the intention or pre-intention stage according the change assessment form
• Being addicted to digital games
• Having family approval
• Volunteering to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• Having any physical and mental illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gazi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Şehit Muhammet Onur Demir Anadolu High School, Halis Gülle Anadolu High School

Sivas, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Jiang YS, Liu TH, Qin D, Wang ZP, He XY, Chen YN. Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on youth with internet addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 11;14:1327200. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1327200. eCollection 2023.

  PMID: 38274427 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder; Technology Addiction

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Directive Counseling; Counseling; Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 2, 2024
• First Posted: December 6, 2024
• Study Start: December 11, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: December 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)