چکیده:
Objective: The relationship between emotional symptoms and addictive behaviors is essential.
Moreover, short and effective interventions to treat these behaviors are required. Therefore, this
study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Group Therapy (EFGT) on
the reduction of negative emotions and internet addiction symptoms.
Methods: This was an experimental study with a Pre-test-Post-test, and a control group design.
The study participants included 40 students from the University of Bu-Ali-Sina in Hamedan
City, Iran. They were selected by purposive sampling methods. The study participants were
selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (n=20 for each group).
The experimental group participated in 12 one-hour sessions of EFGT; however, the controls
received no intervention. For data collection, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and thePositive
and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) were used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-.
Results: The obtained results have suggested that EFGT reduced negative emotions and
the internet addiction symptoms (i.e. social problems, impact on performance, the lack of
control, pathological use, and neglecting duties) (P<0.001). It also increased positive emotions
(P<0.001).
Conclusion: Applying emotional strategies, as guidance in the clinical interview of internet
addiction problems, with the use of emotional interventions, is recommended. Moreover, it
could improve the clinical symptoms and increase the positive emotions, as a protective factor
against the Internet addiction disorder.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Research Paper: The Effectiveness of Emotion-focused Group Therapy on the Reduction of Negative Emotions and Internet Addiction Symptoms Mahdi Amini1/, Mozhgan Lotfi2*/, Reyhaneh Fatemitabar3, Leila Bahrampouri3 / 1.
The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Group Therapy on the Reduction of Negative Emotions and Internet Addiction Symptoms.
1 Article info: Received: 10 May 2019 Accepted: 23 Nov 2019 Available Online: 01 Jan 2020 Keywords: Emotion-focused Group Therapy (EFGT), Addiction, Internet addiction, Negative emotion ABSTRACT Objective: The relationship between emotional symptoms and addictive behaviors is essential.
Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Group Therapy (EFGT) on the reduction of negative emotions and internet addiction symptoms.
In this study, researchers investigated the effectiveness of emotion-based group therapy on reducing negative emotions and symptoms of Internet addiction.
The results of this study showed that emotion-based therapy can effectively regulate individuals' emotions and help reduce the negative feeling of people with internet addiction.
1. Introduction A ddiction is a social-global problem; extensive studies are annually con-ducted on this matter around the world (Fisher, Reynolds, & Xandre, 2015; Ting-A-Kee, Heinmiller, & van der Kooy, 2015; Samaha & Hawi, 2016; Przepiorka & Blachnio, 2016).
Thus, the present study in-vestigated the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Group Therapy (EFGT) on reducing negative emotions and the Internet addiction symptom and increasing emotional excitement in individuals with this disorder.
ANCOVA results of negative and positive emotions and Internet addiction in the study groups (View the image of this page) pared to the Pre-test values.