Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The Role of Positive Psychology Interventions on Emotion Control and Internet Addiction Treatment

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Somayeh Bustin 1
mohammad mohammadi pour 2
1 PhD Student, Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Psychology, Ghochan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghochan, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2022.65331.3839
Abstract
Intrudoction: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of positive psychology interventions on emotion control and treatment of Internet addiction in high school students in Tehran.
Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. The population of this study was the second-high school male students in the 5th district of Tehran in the academic year 1401-1400, from which 30 students were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly replaced in two equal groups of 15 people. For data collection, two questionnaires were used: Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire (2003) and Granfsky, Craig and Spinhon (2001) Emotion Control Questionnaire. SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance tests were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that positive psychology intervention improved emotion control and reduced Internet addiction in the post-test and follow-up stages.
Conclusion: Considering the positive results of research on the effectiveness of positivist psychology interventions, the use of positivist psychotherapy to improve emotion control is recommended.
Keywords
Positive Psychology
Emotion Control
Internet Addiction
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 67, Issue 1
March and April 2024
Pages 127-138