Background: Addiction to the internet has become a social and public health issue, particularly
among teenagers and adults. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavior therapy
to control the internet addiction among nursing institute students in Beni-Suef University. A quasi
experimental research design was used. The setting and sample: 40 students of the first year at
nursing institute in Beni-Suef University who were diagnosed with internet addiction were included
in the study. Tools: data were collected using an interviewing questionnaire composed of four parts;
Part I: demographic data and pattern of internet use, Part II: Internet Addiction Diagnostic
Questionnaire, Part III: negative consequences associated with internet addiction' questionnaire, Part
IV: knowledge' questionnaire about internet addiction. The results; the present study findings
indicated that after implementing the cognitive behavior therapy, the mean score of internet
addiction among the studied sample was significantly decreased from 6.1±0.8 to 3.1±.1.2
(P=.00001). The results also added that the mean score of negative consequences was significantly
decreased (P |
