ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2018
Effects of a group activity-based motivational enhancement therapy program on social media addictive behaviors among junior high school students in Thailand: a cluster randomized trial.
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- Therapeutic Interventions Targeted at Problematic Use of Digital Technology: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of health education on internet addiction, internet use time, and social media addiction in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of school-based interventions to reduce problematic digital technology use and screen time: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Family Assessment and Feedback Intervention (FAFI): Effects on Mental Health Literacy and Attitudinal Engagement with Health Supports and Services.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Trial
- A short-term manual for webcam-based telemedicine treatment of Internet use disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Moderating Effects of Young Adults' Personality Traits on Social Media Immersion.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to assess the effects of a group activity-based motivational enhancement therapy (GA-MET) program on social media addictive behaviors among junior high school students. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cluster randomized trial was performed in 245 junior high school students who used social media in the lower part of northeast Thailand. The GA-MET program group and the control group sessions lasted 8 weeks and were followed up 4 weeks later. The addictive social media behaviors, average duration of social media usage during weekdays and weekends (hours/day), child behaviors, self-esteem, and depression were investigated using a self-reported questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression was used to compare the mean and 95% CIs between two groups.
resultsThe GA-MET program significantly decreased the average duration of social media usage during weekdays and weekends (hours/day) (-1.27, 95% CI: -2.18,-0.37 and -1.25, 95% CI: -2.22, -0.29, respectively), emotional behavior (-0.69, 95% CI: -1.18, -0.19), and depression (-4.03, 95% CI: -6.07, -1.99) in the treated group compared to the control group.
conclusionThe GA-MET program could reduce the risk of social media addictive behaviors in junior high school students in Thailand by decreasing time spent on social media, emotional behaviors, and depression.
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