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Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2011;17(2):91-99.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4094/jkachn.2011.17.2.91
Development and Effects of a Prevention Program for Cell Phone Addiction in Middle School Students.
Hyun Young Koo
College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. hykoo@cu.ac.kr
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was done to develop a cell phone addiction prevention program for middle school students, and to examine the effects of the program on self-esteem, self-efficacy, impulsiveness, and cell phone use. METHODS: The study was designed using a nonequivalent control group pre-test-post-test design. The participants were 63 middle school students (31 in the experimental group and 32 in the control group). Students in the experimental group were given the cell phone addiction prevention program. The data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 14.0 program. RESULTS: Students in the experimental group reported a significant increase in self-esteem compared to students in the control group. Students in the experimental group also reported a significant decrease in cell phone use compared to students in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that the cell phone addiction prevention program was effective in increasing self-esteem and decreasing cell phone use in middle school students.
Key words: Cell phone; Addictive behavior
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