The Effect of Transtheoretical Model-Based Education on Uncontrolled Internet Use in High School Students With Internet Addiction (Randomized Study)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
- Enrollment
- 76
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The analysis of the study is over
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Population and Sample of the Research: The population of the research consists of students who continue their education in two high schools on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul in the 2023-2024 academic year; It consists of a total of 3484 students, 742 of whom are in the 9th grade, 1173 in the 10th grade, 549 in the 11 th grade and 1020 in the 12 th grade. Stratified sampling method was used in the sampling calculation, 8 students from 9 th grades, 12 students from 10 th grades, 6 students from 11 th grades, 10 students from 12 th grades were selected, the experimental and control groups consisted of 36 students and the total sample size of the research was 72 students. has been seen.
Purpose of the Research: This study aims to examine the effect of health education based on the transtheoretical model on preventing uncontrolled internet use of high school students.
Hypotheses of the Research:
H1. The education given according to TTM provides progress in students' controlled internet usage behaviors.
H2. Education given according to TTM increases the average self-efficacy score in students.
H3. Education given according to TTM increases students' decision-making score averages.
H4. The posttest mean scores of the decision-making scale for high school students in the intervention group will be different from the control group.
H5 Post-test scores of the behavior change process scale of students in the initiative group will be different from the pre-test.
H6 There will be a difference between the self-efficacy scale mean scores of the intervention group and the scores of the control group.
Detailed Description
Type of Research: It was conducted as a pre test post test randomized controlled study to determine the effect of Transtheoretic Model Based education on high school students gaining controlled internet behavior.
Data Collection Tools:
The data of the research were collected with the Descriptive Information Form , Transtheoretic Model Scale and Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YİBT-SF) Scale .
Location and Characteristics of the Research: The research will be conducted with students between the ages of 14-18 studying in two different high schools on the Anatolian Side of Istanbul. After institutional approval was obtained from the ethics committee, permission was obtained from the Provincial Directorate of National Education to conduct the study in the schools where it would be conducted. Written permission was obtained from the students and their families to conduct the research.
Type of Research: It will be carried out as a pre-test-post-test randomized controlled study in order to determine the effect of Transtheoretical Model-Based education on high school students gaining controlled internet behavior.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 14 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being between the ages of 14 and 18,
- •Not having any mental or physical problems that would prevent participation in the study,
- •No communication barriers,
- •Being a student at the school where the research is conducted and obtaining voluntary consent form from the family.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Filling out the survey form incompletely.
Arms & Interventions
experimental group
Experimental:
Before intervention, both Control and Face-to-face interviews were held with the intervention groups and a survey was conducted.
and 'Descriptive questionnaire' and 'Transtheoretical Model Scale' and Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YİBT-SF) Scale' were used to collect data.
This training, conducted by the researcher, It was supported with presentations, slide shows, questions and answers, brochures and posters.
After the training, the Intervention group After the 10-week training, they were subjected to 3-month monitoring and the follow-up process was asked at least twice a month via a social media application or by calling.
Intervention: education (Other)
Control Group
As for the control group, a survey was administered via face-to-face interview method in the pre-test and post-test, but no training was given.
In the survey application, the Diagnostic Form, Transtheoretical Model Scale and Young Internet Addiction Test Short Form Scale consist of the same questions as the survey application in the experimental group. The study continued with 38 students in the control group, as in the experimental group.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The analysis of the study is over
Time Frame: at the end of six months
High school students with uncontrolled internet use and internet addiction were evaluated. Data were collected in the pre-test and post-test with the descriptive questionnaire (34 questions), Transtheoretical Model Scale (evaluated between 1-4 points, high scores from positive factors and perception of benefits indicate controlled internet use) and Young Internet Addiction Test Short Form (12 questions, scored between 1-5, high scores indicate addiction). Power analysis was used in the sample calculation (α=0.05, test power: 0.90, effect size: 0.76). All results in the study were at a 95% confidence interval at a significance level of p\<0.05. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) v27 and Microsoft Excel 2016 were used in the analysis of the collected data. Chi square, paired samples t, independent samples t test and Pearson correlation analysis were used in the study.
benefit of working
Time Frame: at the end of six months
In the pre-test and post-test of the study, a descriptive questionnaire, the Transtheoretical Model Scale and the Young Internet Addiction Test Scale were used. Of the 76 students whose Young Internet Addiction score at the beginning of the study was 27 and above, between the ages of 14-18 and who agreed to participate in the study, 38 students were included in the experimental group and 38 students in the control group. The total follow-up lasted 6 months for each student, with 12 weeks of training and 3 months of follow-up for the 38 experimental group students. The control group was not given training and was followed up.
Benefits for students
Time Frame: at the end of six months
In high school students with uncontrolled internet use and internet addiction, internet use has become controlled and addiction levels have decreased and been brought under control as a result of the study. Self-control, awareness, and individual responsibility have developed in the student. He has participated in social activities and has started to exhibit positive behaviors for his physical health (such as walking, not postponing regular nutritional needs). There has been progress in his behaviors. The student who did not think of using the internet in a controlled manner has progressed to the stages of thinking, preparing, acting, and continuing after the Controlled Internet Use training.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported