The study aimed to investigate the effect of a nursing care program based on the Care Bag Theory for Healthy Internet Use in Adolescents (CHIA) on adolescents' problematic internet use, self-regulation, family relationships, and coping skills.
Who can participate
Age range12 Years – 18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study,
* Being between the ages of 12-18,
* Receiving outpatient follow-up at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic,
* Having a Problematic Internet Use (PIU) issue (PIU is assessed according to the criteria by the doctors at the clinic. The doctors refer adolescents who meet the criteria. These criteria are as follows: a) using the internet for longer than planned, b) experiencing withdrawal symptoms when unable to access the internet, c) failing to control internet usage, d) being excessively preoccupied with the internet, e) losing interest in offline hobbies, f) a desire to use the internet more, g) continuing excessive internet use despite knowing it negatively affects their life, h) using the internet to escape problems, i) lying about internet use).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Having a speech, hearing, or self-expression impairment,
* Having received or currently receiving professional support related to PIU.
What they're measuring
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Problematic Internet Use Scale-Adolescent (PIUS-A)
Timeframe: Data will be collected two times: pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention.