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NCT Number: NCT06241989

Digital Game Addiction and Cyberbullying in Adolescents

With the widespread use of technology and internet, digital game addiction and cyberbullying behaviors have increased among adolescents. Effective interventions are needed to prevent these behaviors. The aim of the study is to determine the effect of health education supported by motivational interviewing on digital game addiction and cyberbullying behaviors in adolescents. The research will be conducted with a randomized controlled trial design. The intervention group will receive six sessions of motivational interviewing-supported health education. Within the scope of the intervention, the first two sessions will be health education and the last four sessions will be motivational interviewing. It is planned that each session will be 35 minutes and the sessions will be implemented one week apart.

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Level of Digital Game Addiction Adherence Interventions Aggression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Bullying Cyberbullying Harassment, Non-Sexual Health Behavior Health Education Level of Cyberbullying Medication Adherence Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Social Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

14 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gazi University

Ankara, Çankaya/Türkiye, 06490, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Continuing 9th grade education
  • Volunteering to participate in the research
  • Being given permission by their families to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Having problems understanding and speaking Turkish
  • Visual-hearing impairment
  • Having a neuropsychiatric disease

Treatment and study plan

health education supported by motivational interviewing

Other

The intervention group will receive health education supported by motivational interviewing consisting of 6 sessions. Within the scope of the intervention, the first two sessions will be health education and the last four sessions will be motivational interviewing.

Primary outcomes

  1. Digital Game Addiction Scale-7

    Time frame: baseline

    The scale consists of a total of seven items and has a five-point Likert scale. The respondent is asked to choose one of the options "never= 1", "rarely= 2", "sometimes= 3", "often= 4", "always= 5". The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 7 and the highest score is 35. Two methods, monothetic and polythetic, are used to determine the gaming addiction status. In the monothetic method, if the individual who answers the questionnaire gives a score of 3 (sometimes) or more to all items, and in the polythetic method, if he/she gives a score of 3 (sometimes) or more to at least four of all items, he/she is characterized as a game addict.

  2. Revised Cyberbullying Inventory-II

    Time frame: baseline

    Participants answer the 10 items presented in two parallel forms twice on a 4-point scale (1 = never, 2 = once, 3 = two or three times, 4 = more than three times) to evaluate the cyberbullying behaviors they have done and been exposed to. The lowest score that can be obtained from the inventory is 10 and the highest score is 40. If the participants in the study mark any of the 10 items in the "I did it" section of the inventory with a score of at least "2 points = once" or higher, they are classified as "Cyber Bully". If the participants mark "1 point = Never" for all 10 items in the "I did it" section of the inventory, they are classified as "Never Cyberbullied".

  3. Digital Game Addiction Scale-7

    Time frame: first week

    The scale consists of a total of seven items and has a five-point Likert scale. The respondent is asked to choose one of the options "never= 1", "rarely= 2", "sometimes= 3", "often= 4", "always= 5". The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 7 and the highest score is 35. Two methods, monothetic and polythetic, are used to determine the gaming addiction status. In the monothetic method, if the individual who answers the questionnaire gives a score of 3 (sometimes) or more to all items, and in the polythetic method, if he/she gives a score of 3 (sometimes) or more to at least four of all items, he/she is characterized as a game addict.

  4. Revised Cyberbullying Inventory-II

    Time frame: first week

    Participants answer the 10 items presented in two parallel forms twice on a 4-point scale (1 = never, 2 = once, 3 = two or three times, 4 = more than three times) to evaluate the cyberbullying behaviors they have done and been exposed to. The lowest score that can be obtained from the inventory is 10 and the highest score is 40. If the participants in the study mark any of the 10 items in the "I did it" section of the inventory with a score of at least "2 points = once" or higher, they are classified as "Cyber Bully". If the participants mark "1 point = Never" for all 10 items in the "I did it" section of the inventory, they are classified as "Never Cyberbullied".

  5. Digital Game Addiction Scale-7

    Time frame: twelfth week

    The scale consists of a total of seven items and has a five-point Likert scale. The respondent is asked to choose one of the options "never= 1", "rarely= 2", "sometimes= 3", "often= 4", "always= 5". The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 7 and the highest score is 35. Two methods, monothetic and polythetic, are used to determine the gaming addiction status. In the monothetic method, if the individual who answers the questionnaire gives a score of 3 (sometimes) or more to all items, and in the polythetic method, if he/she gives a score of 3 (sometimes) or more to at least four of all items, he/she is characterized as a game addict.

  6. Revised Cyberbullying Inventory-II

    Time frame: twelfth week

    Participants answer the 10 items presented in two parallel forms twice on a 4-point scale (1 = never, 2 = once, 3 = two or three times, 4 = more than three times) to evaluate the cyberbullying behaviors they have done and been exposed to. The lowest score that can be obtained from the inventory is 10 and the highest score is 40. If the participants in the study mark any of the 10 items in the "I did it" section of the inventory with a score of at least "2 points = once" or higher, they are classified as "Cyber Bully". If the participants mark "1 point = Never" for all 10 items in the "I did it" section of the inventory, they are classified as "Never Cyberbullied".

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gazi University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Motivational Interviewing Supported Health Education on Digital Game Addiction and Cyberbullying inAdolescents Impact on Behavior

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Feb 5, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 26, 2024

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