Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Karim Sevari ¹
• Somayeh Manshedavi ²

¹ Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, Payam-e-Noor University

² M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz Branch

Abstract

The present research aims to investigate the efficacy of self-awareness training on reduction of internet addiction and loneliness and increase  self-efficacy the girl students attending in high schools located in the education administration of Mahshahr at academic year of 2013-2104. The sample size consisted of 50 subjects (25 people assigned to experimental group and 25 people treated as control). They were selected through randomized multistage sampling out of the whole statistical population. The tools used include Sevari’s internet addiction questionnaire (2013), Russel, Peplau & Cutrona loneliness questionnaire (1980) & the self-efficacy scale of Sherer et al (1982). The method was semi-empirical and was conducted as pretest-posttest with control group. The experimental group received a training program for 10 sessions, 90 minutes each (a session in a week). The results from multivariate variance analysis and one way variance analysis showed that self–awareness skills training was effective on decreasing internet addiction and loneliness & increase the students’ self-efficacy. The present research showed that and self-awareness skills training can reduce internet addiction and loneliness & increase the students’ self- efficacy.

Keywords

• self-awareness
• Internet addiction
• Loneliness
• self-efficacy