ArticleInternational journal of mental health and addiction2022
The Effect of Psychosocial Interventions for Reducing Co-occurring Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Individuals with Problematic Internet Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- The relationship between internet addiction and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions for Digital Addiction: Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-review of screening and treatment of electronic "addictions".Clinical psychology review · 2024Review
- Addressing cortex dysregulation in youth through brain health check coaching and prophylactic brain development.INNOSC theranostics & pharmacological sciences · 2024Article
- Sleep and mental health among Chinese adolescents: the chain-mediating role of physical health perception and school adjustment.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Problematic internet use in emerging adulthood to escape from maternal helicopter parenting: defensive functioning as a mediating mechanism.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2023Article
- Smartphone Addiction Among University Students' During the Post-COVID-19 Era: The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Future Anxiety.Psychiatry investigation · 2023Article
- The Mediatory Role of the Boredom and Loneliness Dimensions in the Development of Problematic Internet Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Screens Are Not the Enemy: Recommendations for Developing Healthy Digital Habits in Youth.Missouri medicineArticle
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of psychosocial interventions in reducing problematic Internet use (PIU), anxiety, and depression symptoms in a sample of people. This review was registered on the PROSPERO database (CRD42020181912) and a total of 15 studies were included. Analyses of the effect of the interventions were conducted based on the standardized mean difference of the studied outcomes (PIU, anxiety, and depression). Most studies reported a positive effect of psychosocial interventions on reducing symptoms of PIU, depression, and anxiety among people with PIU. However, only one detected a robust effect in reducing symptoms of anxiety. For depression, this effect was more modest, and there was no difference between the different modalities of psychosocial interventions. The results suggest that psychosocial interventions are effective in reducing both symptoms of PIU and co-occurring symptoms of depression and anxiety in individuals with PIU. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-022-00846-6.
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