Although problematic internet use has increased, adolescents' media use reflects a normative demand for
information, communication, recreation, and functionality. It seems timely to include preventative efforts given the
arguably worrying prevalence rates worldwide and the growing problematic use of social media and gaming. This
study aimed to mitigate the risk of digital addiction among secondary school students: cognitive-behavioral
intervention. A quiz-experimental, pre-post-test group design was utilized to conduct the current study in secondary
governmental schools, at Benha City during the period from beginning September 2023 to end of February 2024.
Subjects: A sample of convenience of 420 students recruited based on the total number of students who were present
in the study settings during 2023 by using software EPI /info (version 3.3). Tools: A self-administered questionnaire
was utilized for data collection. It consisted of three parts 1) Personal characteristics 2) Pattern of internet use, and 3)
Digital Addiction Scale. Results: Showed that there was a decline in the severity of degree of digital addiction; about
47.6% of students had a severe degree of digital addiction pre intervention, and 38.3% of them had a severe degree
after the intervention, and that there was a highly significant statistical difference among pre-post-test of in the total
addiction score among students. Conclusion: Cognitive-Behavioral intervention was effective in changing addiction
criteria and reducing the degree of digital addiction among students. Recommendation: Increasing awareness about
digital addiction and importance of adopting healthy ways in order to mitigating the risks of digital addiction through
Cognitive-Behavioral intervention to more secondary students were needed. |
