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The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Problematic Internet Use and Loneliness

NCT ID: NCT05646329

Last Updated: 2022-12-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-01

Study Completion Date

2023-06-15

Brief Summary

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This research will examine the effect of online individual motivational interviewing applied to nursing students on problematic internet use and loneliness. Mixed method will be used in the research.

Detailed Description

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Problematic internet use is seen as a multidimensional syndrome consisting of cognitive and behavioral symptoms that cause negative social, academic and professional consequences. Problematic internet use to the individual; psychological effects such as eating disorder, depression, sleep disorder, addiction, anxiety, physical effects such as injury, posture disorders, social effects such as lack of social relations and loneliness. Many issues related to problematic internet use are mentioned. However, psychosocial intervention studies to help problematic internet use remain a subject of little research.

Conditions

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Problematic Internet Use Loneliness

Keywords

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Motivational Interviewing Problematic Internet Use University students Psychosocial Intervention Loneliness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

In the study, 66 students were taken as sampling, 33 of which were experimental and 33 were control.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Due to the nature of the study, it was not possible to blind the researcher and the participant who applied the intervention, but the statistics and report writing process were blinded.The students in the experimental and control groups related to the research were informed about the purpose of the study.The person conducting the research knows which is the experimental group and which is the control group. For this reason, single and double blinding was not done in the study. The data regarding the measurements were written as 'A' and 'B' without specifying the experimental and control groups, and the groups were coded.The analysis of the data coded in terms of groups will be done by the statistics expert. After the statistical analyzes are made and the research report is written, the coding for the experimental and control groups will be explained.

Study Groups

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Experimental

The motivational interview to be held with the experimental group was planned as 4 sessions together with the follow-up session. The session will last a maximum of 40 minutes. The session will be once a week. Motivational interview will be conducted individually and online with the experimental group. For individual interviews, the appropriate day and time will be determined with the researcher before the first session and the sessions will continue on the same day and time every week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational Interview

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The motivational interview to be held with the experimental group was planned as 4 sessions together with the follow-up session.

Waiting list group

If the students in the control group make a request at the end of the study, an online individual motivational interview will be held. The intervention applied to the experimental group will also be applied to the control group at the end of the study.

Intervention: Behavioural Intervention Based on Problematic Internet Use

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Motivational Interview

The motivational interview to be held with the experimental group was planned as 4 sessions together with the follow-up session.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Being in the pre-intention or intention stage according to the motivational interview change cycle determination form,
2. Scoring above the problematic internet use scale average,
3. Volunteer to participate in the study,
4. Having no problems with speaking and understanding Turkish

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having a psychiatric diagnosis
2. Receiving ongoing individual or group counseling
3. Being in the phase of preparation, action or maintenance from the change phases
4. Not wanting to continue research
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elif Altun

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elif Altun

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

[email protected]

Locations

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Gazi University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Guo L, Luo M, Wang WX, Huang GL, Xu Y, Gao X, Lu CY, Zhang WH. Association between problematic Internet use, sleep disturbance, and suicidal behavior in Chinese adolescents. J Behav Addict. 2018 Dec 1;7(4):965-975. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.115. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30474380 (View on PubMed)

Odacı, H. ve Kalkan, M. (2010). Problematic Internet use, loneliness and dating anxiety among young adult university students. Computers & Education, 55(3), 1091-1097.

Reference Type RESULT

Park S, Hong KE, Park EJ, Ha KS, Yoo HJ. The association between problematic internet use and depression, suicidal ideation and bipolar disorder symptoms in Korean adolescents. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2013 Feb;47(2):153-9. doi: 10.1177/0004867412463613. Epub 2012 Oct 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23047959 (View on PubMed)

Shek, D. T., Sun, R. C., and Yu, L. (2013). Internet addiction. Springer.

Reference Type RESULT

Tao ZL, Liu Y. Is there a relationship between Internet dependence and eating disorders? A comparison study of Internet dependents and non-Internet dependents. Eat Weight Disord. 2009 Jun-Sep;14(2-3):e77-83. doi: 10.1007/BF03327803.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19934640 (View on PubMed)

Kim HJ, Min JY, Kim HJ, Min KB. Accident risk associated with smartphone addiction: A study on university students in Korea. J Behav Addict. 2017 Dec 1;6(4):699-707. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.070. Epub 2017 Nov 3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29099234 (View on PubMed)

Makhsous M, Lin F, Hendrix RW, Hepler M, Zhang LQ. Sitting with adjustable ischial and back supports: biomechanical changes. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jun 1;28(11):1113-21; discussion 1121-2. doi: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000068243.63203.A8.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12782977 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Elif Altun

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id