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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Group-Based Training for Parents of Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Social Network Use Disorder.

Isabel Brandhorst, Patrizia Lahres, Sara Hanke, Anil Batra, Tobias Renner, Gottfried Barth, Katajun Lindenberg, Eva Vonderlin, Kay Petersen

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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Treatment of Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Isabel BrandhorstDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tubingen, Germany.
Patrizia LahresSection of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Sara HankeSection of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Anil BatraSection of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Tobias RennerDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tubingen, Germany.
Gottfried BarthDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tubingen, Germany.
Katajun LindenbergChild and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Institute for Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60486 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7415-9856
Eva VonderlinChild and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Institute for Psychology, University of Heidelberg, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany.
Kay PetersenSection of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
University of Tübingen · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DEHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInternet Use Disorder (IUD), Gaming Disorder (GD), and Social Network Use Disorder (SNUD) are common phenomena among adolescents and young adults. Negative consequences of such disorders can be observed in the individuals themselves and in the family system. Although parents can influence their children in many ways, they are rarely considered in interventions. The present study examines the effectiveness of a group-based training for parents of adolescents with IUD, GD, or SNUD.

methodsA total of 76 parents of adolescents (12 to 20 years) were randomly assigned to the intervention group (IG) or the waiting list control group. Parents in the IG participated over eight weeks in six sessions of training (topics: psychoeducation, parenting behaviour, parent-child relationships, parent-child communication, and stress and relaxation). Questionnaires on adolescent symptomatology, parent-child relationships, and parental burden were collected before and after the intervention/waiting period.

resultsThe training reduced the IUD symptomatology of adolescents from the parents' perspective. GD symptomatology improved for at-risk users, though not for pathological users. Some aspects of the parent-child relationships improved in the mothers' judgment. Parental stress was already low before the training.

conclusionsThe presented parent group training can be used to improve IUD symptomatology in adolescents and is effective in the context of early intervention for at-risk computer gamers.

Indexed as

Behavior, AddictiveMothersAdolescentFemaleHumansParent-Child RelationsParentingSocial NetworkingYoung Adultfamilygaming disordergroup traininginternet use disorderinterventionparentssocial network use disorder

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PMID36612593
PMCPMC9819552
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