Effectiveness of Internet Addiction Interventions in Adolescents:Systematic Review

Abstract

Internet users are increasing and making the
internet an important part of life, especially
among teenagers, so that teenagers are more
vulnerable to experiencing internet addiction.
Internet addiction in adolescents can affect school
success, social activities, and the student's
interaction with the family. Programs to overcome
internet addiction problems need to be developed
and evaluated. The development of evidencebased programs will have an impact on increasing
efficiency, so that it can contribute to the
formation of health-improving behavior in
adolescents. To evaluate the effectiveness of
internet addiction interventions in adolescents,
researchers conducted a systematic search of
published research articles. Three databases,
including PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus
were used to select relevant articles. These articles
were selected based on criteria. Then 10 RCT
articles were selected for analysis. The results
show that the cognitive therapy program
intervention is effective in reducing internet
addiction