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

Background: Internet 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 influenc...

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Autores principales: Brandhorst, Isabel, Lahres, Patrizia, Hanke, Sara, Batra, Anil, Renner, Tobias, Barth, Gottfried, Lindenberg, Katajun, Vonderlin, Eva, Petersen, Kay
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010272
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author Brandhorst, Isabel
Lahres, Patrizia
Hanke, Sara
Batra, Anil
Renner, Tobias
Barth, Gottfried
Lindenberg, Katajun
Vonderlin, Eva
Petersen, Kay
author_facet Brandhorst, Isabel
Lahres, Patrizia
Hanke, Sara
Batra, Anil
Renner, Tobias
Barth, Gottfried
Lindenberg, Katajun
Vonderlin, Eva
Petersen, Kay
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description Background: Internet 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. Methods: A 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. Results: The 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. Conclusions: The 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.
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spelling pubmed-98195522023-01-07 Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Group-Based Training for Parents of Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Social Network Use Disorder Brandhorst, Isabel Lahres, Patrizia Hanke, Sara Batra, Anil Renner, Tobias Barth, Gottfried Lindenberg, Katajun Vonderlin, Eva Petersen, Kay Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Internet 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. Methods: A 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. Results: The 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. Conclusions: The 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. MDPI 2022-12-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9819552/ /pubmed/36612593 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010272 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Batra, Anil
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Barth, Gottfried
Lindenberg, Katajun
Vonderlin, Eva
Petersen, Kay
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title_fullStr Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Group-Based Training for Parents of Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Social Network Use Disorder
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title_short Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Group-Based Training for Parents of Adolescents with Gaming Disorder or Social Network Use Disorder
title_sort randomized controlled evaluation of a group-based training for parents of adolescents with gaming disorder or social network use disorder
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010272
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