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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.56.08.4
How to Cite:
Asieieva , Y., Morvaniuk, H., Voznyi, D., Chetveryk-Burchak, A., & Storozh, V. (2022). Efficiency of the complex program of
psychocorrection of cyber-addictions among middle and late adolescents. Amazonia Investiga, 11(56), 38-47.
https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.56.08.4
Efficiency of the complex program of psychocorrection of
cyber-addictions among middle and late adolescents
ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЬ КОМПЛЕКСНОЇ ПРОГРАМИ ПСИХОКОРЕКЦІЇ КІБЕР-
АДИКЦІЙ СЕРЕД ОСІБ ПІДЛІТКОВОГО ТА ЮНАЦЬКОГО ВІКУ
Received: August 30, 2022 Accepted: September 28, 2022
Written by:
Asieieva Yuliia10
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3086-3993
Morvaniuk Hanna11
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7161-1202
Voznyi Denis12
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-5861
Chetveryk-Burchak Alina13
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6589-416X
Storozh Victoriia14
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-8716
Abstract
In this work, the authors conducts a statistical
analysis of the problem, examines the experience
of various states and possible measures of
psychocorrection of cyber-addictions among the
younger generation. It is also worth noting that in
order for this work to be effective, it must relate
to all spheres of an individual's life: family,
educational environment, social life. Having
considered the world experience in working with
cyber-addictions, the authors proposed and
conducted his own comprehensive program of
psychocorrection of cyber-addictions, which is
aimed at reducing the degree of addiction and
includes the following areas of work: individual,
group, family psychocorrectional and psycho-
educative work. According to the results of the
work carried out, it was found that the developed
program gave positive results since the 3rd
degree of addiction was reduced in all groups and
types of cyber-addictions, and after
psychocorrection, people appear who have
ceased to show pathological signs of addiction
10
MD, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Head of the Department of Language and Psychological and Pedagogical Training Odessa
National Economic University, Odessa, Ukraine.
11
PhD, Psychiatrist Odesa Regional Medical Centеr of Mental Health, Ukraine.
12
PhD, senior lecturer of the department of criminal law, criminal process and criminology of ONU named after Mechnikova and a
narcologist of the highest category of the toxicological and narcological department of the KNP "OOMTCPZ" OOR, Ukraine.
13
PhD, Associate professor, Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology Oles Honchar Dnipro National University,
Ukraine.
14
PhD, Senіor Lecturer at the Department of Famіly and Specіal Pedagogy and Psychology, Derzhavnyy zaklad «South Ukraіnіan
Natіonal Pedagogіcal Unіversіty named after K. D. Ushynsky» Ukraine.
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(for groups it is from 2% to 17%). It should be
noted that significant results in reducing the
degree of addiction were achieved in selfitis,
cyber-communicative and game addictions.
Keywords: cyberspace, adolescents, cyber-
addictions, psychocorrection, addiction to
cyberspace, non-chemical addictions.
Introduction
Increasingly, researches confirm that a part of
current young people, instead of being actively
involved in social institutions, organizing family
unions and focusing on creative activities,
regularly immerse themselves in cyberspace.
Thus, according to a study conducted by the
Factum Group research company commissioned
by the Internet Association of Ukraine, it is noted
that the share of Internet users increased from
65% (in 2018) to 71% (in 2020). Ukrainians aged
15 to 24 are the most active on the Internet –
among them the share of Internet users is 97%,
people aged 25 to 34 – 96%, users over 65 –
already 29% (a year ago it was only 14%) (World
Health Organization, 2017; Kemp Digital, 2020).
Constant online presence gradually interferes
with real life, however, there is a fear of being in
an information vacuum, new types of addictions
are formed. Meeting the needs of self-realization,
self-identification, recognition and search for
new types of entertainment through the network
leads to the formation of passion not only for the
network, but also for gadgets and new types of
online games. The WHO has now included a
"gaming disorder" in the updated International
Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The official
recognition of gaming addiction to the disease
suggests that its consequences are so significant
that they require medical intervention. In the
WHO classification, it is assigned the 6C51 code,
and it falls into the category of mental, behavioral
disorders and disorders of the nervous system.
However, gaming addiction can officially be
considered a disease no earlier than 2026, as it is
necessary to perform another revision of the
Korean Standard Classification of Diseases and
Causes of Death (KCD) which is scheduled for
2025. The criteria for diagnosing gaming
disorders, according to the WHO, are the loss of
control over participation in the game and the
prioritization of games to the detriment of other
daily activities. To establish a diagnosis, signs of
such behavior must be present for at least 12
months, but in the case of particularly severe
symptoms, this period may be shorter (Block,
2008; Hsieh, 2018; World Health Organization,
2017; Rumpf, Achab & Billieux, 2018).
Although in the new ICD-11, gaming addiction
is considered a disorder that has "serious
deviations in behavior that negatively affect
personal, family, social, educational,
professional or other important aspects of life"
(World Health Organization, 2017; Rumpf,
Achab & Billieux, 2018). However, even before
the entry into force of the new ICF-11, the
majority of countries have already gradually
started implementing preventive, treatment and
rehabilitation programs.
The goal is to analyze the problem and develop a
program of psychocorrection of cyber-addictions
among middle and late adolescents.
Research methods
Theoretical and methodological analysis of the
literature on the issue; psychodiagnostic research
methods and methods of mathematical and
statistical data processing (“SPSS 26.0 for
Windows XP” and “Microsoft Excel, XP”).
To conduct the experimental part of the study, a
psychodiagnostic technique was used which was
aimed at determining the predisposition to
addictive behavior and the degree of
manifestation of certain types of cyber-
addictions, and was conducted using: “Test-
questionnaire to detect cyber-addiction” (TQC)
Asieieva Y.O., Aymedov С.V., including 102
questions, the answers are rated on a five-point
scale to determine the severity of the following
types of cyber-addictions: computer addiction
(PC), Internet-addiction, game addiction, gadget
addiction, cybercommunication addiction, and
selfitis.
The study was conducted in accordance with the
principles of bioethics and deontology. The main
bases of the study were: Odesa National Medical
University; Odessa Institute of PJSC IAPM;
Public Utility “Student Health Clinic” of the
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Odesa City Council, NGO “LGBT Association
“LEAGUE”. All respondents were announced
the topic and purpose of scientific work, written
consent was received from all participants in the
study.
The sample consisted of 408 people – who had
manifestations of certain types of cyber-
addictions in the age category from 14 to 21
years. To determine the effectiveness of a
comprehensive psycho-correctional program, all
respondents were divided into three blocks: 1)
from 14 to 15 years, it is EGB1 – 59 young men
with signs of addiction; EGG1 – 65 girls with
signs of addiction; 2) from 16 to 18 years old, it
is EGB2 – 72 young men with signs of addiction;
EGG2 – 76 girls with signs of addiction; 3) from
19 to 21 years old, it is EGB3 – 67 young men
with signs of addiction; EGG3 – 69 girls with
signs of addiction. This study describes only the
results of the main groups before and after
psychocorrection.
Analysis of recent research and publications.
Today, many scientists from different fields of
science (psychology, medicine, sociology and
pedagogy). Cyber-addiction is studied as a
phenomenon of addictive behavior (Aarseth et
al., 2017; Mozgova, Skrypnikov, Vyun,
Asieieva, Leshchyna, Kozhyn & Khaustov,
2021), their definitions, socio-psychological
factors (Markova, 2013; Moskalenko, 2013),
symptoms and stages, age characteristics, clinical
aspects, classifications and typologies are
determined, issues of children's and youth's
interaction with the computer, behavioral
features are investigated users in the "Internet "
(Aymedov, Asieieva, Tolmachev & Tabachnik,
2020; Asieieva, Druz, Kozhyna & Chernenko,
2021; Otte, Streb & Franke, 2019; Young, 1996).
A lot of attention is paid to the research of
psychoprophylactic and psychocorrective
measures of Internet-addiction: risk factors and
prevention of Internet-addiction among young
people are determined (Ilnytska, 2012; Griffiths,
Kuss & Billieux, 2016; Rzhevsky, 2018; Young,
1996); approaches to upbringing, family
functionality (Wu, Wong, Yu, Fok, Yeung, Lam
& Liu, 2016) and the psychological and
pedagogical problem of forming safe behavior of
younger schoolchildren and teenagers on the
Internet are studied (Bartkiv & Makhnovets,
2018); attention is paid to overcoming and
prevention of cyber-bullying (virtual terror)
among teenagers (Naidyonova, 2014);
pedagogical conditions of prevention and
correction of Internet-addiction among teenagers
are investigated (Hsieh, 2018; Asieieva, Druz,
Kozhyna & Chernenko, 2021).
Results and Discussion
Given that the new WHO classification is
expected to enter into force from January 1,
2022, and with it the aid protocols. However,
gaming addiction is already being treated in
different countries. Gamers are admitted to the
Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center in
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and at Geneva
University Hospitals. In England, the Broadway
Lodge Rehabilitation Center has a branch that
specializes in working with gamblers; the
program, consisting of twelve stages, is designed
for both children and adults. In China, where
about 13% of World Wide Web users are
addicted to online games or the Internet, a
summer rehabilitation camp and a militarized
camp where addicts are forced to play sports and
some of them to take sedatives and
antidepressants were opened in 2007 (Aarseth et
al., 2017; Hsieh, 2018; Wu, Wong, Yu, Fok,
Yeung, Lam & Liu, 2016).
Thus, most countries have already gradually
begun to implement prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation programs before the new ICD-11
enters into force. After analyzing the experience
of various countries, we conducted our own
research on this issue and developed a
comprehensive psycho-correctional program for
people with cyber-addictions.
In the process of analyzing the existing
theoretical and methodological approaches and
world experience in working with cyber addicts,
we decided to focus on a integrated approach,
which included the following main areas of
work: individual, group, family
psychocorrectional and psychoeducational work.
The family therapy unit, in which parents
participated along with cyber-addicts, focused on
establishing child-parent relationships that have
a significant impact on the severity of addiction
in adolescents. Family therapy included
psychoeducation activities for parents, as well as
group social and psychological training.
Working with cyber-addicts included individual
and group psycho-correction sessions.
Individual psychocorrection. It included a short
course of individual psycho-correctional
counseling, which was aimed at identifying the
problem, its acceptance and the creation or
adjustment of values and training their
proactivity in the real life of cyber-addiction.
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Individual psychocorrection was a variant of a
short-term “Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy” (ACT) with inclusion in the sessions of
“Eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing” (EMDR) and was conducted in the
form of 8 sessions: once a week, including 3
sessions of 60 minutes each, and 5 sessions of 40
minutes each. Individual psycho-correctional
work also included individual consultations with
parents – 3 sessions of 60 minutes each. The
whole cycle consisted of an initial, diagnostic
stage – included two sessions: one with parents,
and one individual with an addict; the stage of
active interaction included 2 sessions with
parents and 5 sessions directly with the addict, as
well as the stage of consolidating the results and
summarizing the work done (2 sessions
individually with the addict). The sessions were
structured according to the clarity of the tasks,
with a dosed emotional and information load,
obligatory discussion of the difficulties and
achievements of the addicts.
The main targets of psychocorrection were:
activation of the addict's own personal resources
(cognitive modality); developing skills of
managing addictive urges and emotional
response by joining positive feelings (modality
of feelings); approbation and consolidation of
behavior, which contributed to the extinction of
addiction; resource elaboration of conflict and
stressful situations related to the relations of
addicts with the immediate environment
(modality of interpersonal relations). The focus
is aimed at overcoming the disharmonious
intrapersonal mechanisms of the adolescent's
response to his cyber-addiction, which did not
allow the full use of personal resources in their
development and in interpersonal interactions in
real life.
Group psychocorrection included two blocks:
group social and communicative training for
adolescents and their parents; group psycho-
correctional sessions with addicts.
Group social and communicative training for
adolescents and their parents (GSCT).
Communicative training consisted of 6 training
sessions, the total duration of one training session
was 2 hours. Each lesson contained tasks from
each of the four stages of training.
The GSCT addressed behavioral problems that
arise in the family in the relationship with cyber-
addiction. An important focus of work with the
family was the formation of an adaptive behavior
strategy in relation to the adolescent: the focus on
interrupting symbiotic addiction, manipulative
communication, ignoring the interests of the
adolescent. The task of GSCT was to develop
motivation to form a strategy of cooperation,
which means the joint solution of problems
related to the state of the adolescent in the
process of growing up.
Group psycho-correction sessions with addicts
(GPSA) included 5 sessions lasting 90 minutes
each, groups were formed from cyber-addicts
during psycho-correction work, they were
closed, this was done to build trust between
group members, the group consisted of 8-12
people. The work of GPSA was based on the
principles of rational emotive behavior therapy
(REBT).
The work of each GPSA was divided into three
blocks: analysis of thinking and identification of
irrational beliefs; confrontation with these beliefs
and their revision; mitigation of these beliefs and
requirements with the emergence of new, already
rational. The moderator of the group used the
“ABC-scheme” (A – any events, feelings or
thoughts associated with them, memories of past
experiences; B – our beliefs, persuasions and
rules; C – consequences that include emotions,
behavioral and bodily reactions) to analyze the
thinking and behavior of group members, where
the moderator only determined the direction of
movement, helped to see the irrational beliefs of
group members, but the main work was done by
addicts themselves. The purpose of GPSA was to
teach addicts to build interpersonal
communication in real life, help to understand
their irrational beliefs and affirm the desire to
work with them and form new rational beliefs,
the formation of such life attitudes that allow you
to live in harmony with your “I” and others in the
real world with minimal use of cyberspace,
gadgets, computers and other electronic devices.
At the final diagnostic stage of the study in all
main groups during psychological testing the
dynamics of the mental state of addicts was
assessed to verify the effectiveness of individual
psychocorrectional work and GSCT and GPSA
in working with adolescents with cyber-
addiction. This study is devoted to the analysis of
the effectiveness of the developed integrated
psychocorrection program using “Test-
questionnaire for the detection of cyber-
addiction” (TQC) (Asieieva Y.O., Aymedov
С.V.) psychodiagnostic method which allowed to
identify the degree of addiction before and after
psychocorrection (tab. 1-6).
According to the results of a psychodiagnostic
study when considering changes in addiction to
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PC, it was found that after complex
psychotherapy (table 1) for all groups there is a
significant decrease in the degree of addiction, as
from 3% to 13% of people stopped showing
pathological signs of addiction. The highest rates
of reduction of 52.24% of the manifestation of
the 3rd degree of addiction were found among
young men in the age category from 19 to 21
years and among young men in the age category
from 16 to 18 years the level of manifestation of
the 3rd addiction degree decreased by 47.22%.
Among girls, the highest rates of reduction of the
3rd degree of addiction were found in the age
group from 19 to 21 years – after treatment the
rate decreased by 37.68%, and among girls in the
age group from 16 to 18 years the rate decreased
by 28.95%. Psycho-correctional work
significantly affected young people in the age
group from 14 to 15 years – 11.86% of addicts
stopped showing signs of addiction and the
number of people with the 1st degree of addiction
in this age category increased by 38.99%, which
indicates the effectiveness of therapy and
achievement of the goal of reducing the degree of
addictive behavior among addicts.
Table 1.
The results of the psycho-correctional work on the subscale “Addiction to PC”
Groups
no addiction
no pathological
signs of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
no addiction
no pathological
signs of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
Addiction to PC
Before psychocorrection
After psychocorrection
EGB1
0,00
0,00
15,25
44,07
40,68
0,00
11,86
54,24
23,73
10,17
EGG1
0,00
0,00
20,00
41,54
38,46
0,00
7,69
41,54
33,85
16,92
EGB2
0,00
0,00
8,33
33,33
58,33
0,00
5,56
51,39
31,94
11,11
EGG2
0,00
0,00
15,79
47,37
36,84
0,00
7,89
50,00
34,21
7,89
EGB3
0,00
0,00
4,48
23,88
71,64
0,00
2,99
41,79
35,82
19,40
EGG3
0,00
0,00
10,14
46,38
43,48
0,00
13,04
59,42
21,74
5,80
Source: (Own authorship)
When considering the results of
psychocorrection on Internet-addiction (Table
2), it can be noted that the degree of addiction is
significantly reduced, as there is a category of
respondents who do not show pathological signs
of addiction, their percentage in groups of
respondents in all ages is from 2% to 10%, in
contrast to the indicators that were before the
start of an intergrated psychocorrectional
program (complete absence of respondents on
the indicators of “no addiction” and “no
pathological signs of addiction”). It should also
be noted that the indicators for the 3rd degree of
Internet addiction are reduced. The highest rates
of decline among boys are in the age categories
from 16 to 18 years and from 19 to 21 years, a
decrease of 51.39% and 56.71%, respectively,
among girls in these age categories as well the
3rd addiction degree was reduced in EGG3 – by
40.58% and in EGG2 – 36.84%. We also
consider that the number of addicts with the 1st
and 2nd degree of addiction increased due to the
reduction of the 3rd degree of addiction as
positive changes that were achieved due to the
conducted psychocorrection program. It is
possible to note that the goal of the
psychocorrectional program to reduce the level
of addiction to Internet has been achieved.
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Table 2.
The results of psycho-correctional work on the subscale “Internet-аddiction”
Groups
no addiction
no pathological signs of
addiction
1st degree of addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
no addiction
no pathological signs of
addiction
1st degree of addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
Internet-addiction
Before psychocorrection
After psychocorrection
EGB1
0,00
0,00
11,86
38,98
49,15
0,00
8,47
47,46
28,81
15,25
EGG1
0,00
0,00
15,38
33,85
50,77
0,00
6,15
40,00
35,38
18,46
EGB2
0,00
0,00
5,56
29,17
65,28
0,00
6,94
45,83
33,33
13,89
EGG2
0,00
0,00
11,84
40,79
47,37
0,00
9,21
44,74
35,53
10,53
EGB3
0,00
0,00
2,99
19,40
77,61
0,00
1,49
40,30
37,31
20,90
EGG3
0,00
0,00
4,35
40,58
55,07
0,00
5,80
52,17
27,54
14,49
Source: (Own authorship)
Further, the results of psychocorrectional work on game addiction were analyzed (Table 3).
Table 3.
The results of psycho-correctional work on the subscale “Game addiction”
Groups
no addiction
no pathological
signs of
addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
no addiction
no pathological
signs of
addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
Game addiction
Before psychocorrection
After psychocorrection
EGB1
0,00
0,00
27,12
32,20
40,68
0,00
8,47
47,46
27,12
16,95
EGG1
0,00
0,00
27,69
36,92
35,38
0,00
9,23
38,46
35,38
16,92
EGB2
0,00
0,00
20,83
27,78
51,39
0,00
9,72
41,67
36,11
12,50
EGG2
0,00
0,00
23,68
34,21
42,11
0,00
6,58
44,74
35,53
13,16
EGB3
0,00
0,00
17,91
20,90
61,19
0,00
5,97
31,34
38,81
23,88
EGG3
0,00
0,00
20,29
26,09
53,62
0,00
10,14
33,33
36,23
20,29
Source: (Own authorship)
When considering the obtained data (Table 3), it
is possible to note positive changes among
respondents with gaming addiction, as well as for
previous types of cyber-addictions, there is a
significant decrease in the degree of addiction. It
was found that the percentage of addicts with the
3rd degree of addiction decreases, and the
number of people with the 1st and 2nd degree of
addiction increases, which indicates the
effectiveness of the developed program. It should
also be noted that among the respondents with
gaming addiction there is a category of people
who have stopped showing signs of pathological
addiction and in all groups this percentage is
from 5% to 10% of respondents.
Analyzing the results of the effectiveness of the
psychocorrection program on the degree of
manifestation of gadget addictions (Table 4)
among respondents it can be noted that in
comparison with previous types of cyber
addictions, although there is from 2% to 5% of
people who no longer show pathological signs of
addiction, however, they are less than in Internet
addiction, addiction to PC and game addiction
where the number of people in some groups is
almost 10%.
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Table 4.
The results of the psycho-correctional work on the subscale “Gadget-addiction”
Groups
no addiction
no pathological signs
of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
no addiction
no pathological signs
of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
Gadget-addiction
Before psychocorrection
After psychocorrection
EGB1
0,00
0,00
23,73
33,90
42,37
0,00
5,08
37,29
40,68
16,95
EGG1
0,00
0,00
23,08
40,00
36,92
0,00
3,08
32,31
40,00
24,62
EGB2
0,00
0,00
23,61
30,56
45,83
0,00
5,56
36,11
41,67
16,67
EGG2
0,00
0,00
25,00
35,53
39,47
0,00
3,95
32,89
40,79
22,37
EGB3
0,00
0,00
20,90
25,37
53,73
0,00
2,99
29,85
43,28
23,88
EGG3
0,00
0,00
23,19
28,99
47,83
0,00
4,35
31,88
39,13
24,64
Source: (Own authorship)
It should be noted that the 3rd degree of addiction
on gadgets (Table 4) is significantly reduced
among young people in all age categories (in
EGB1 by 25.42%, in EGB2 by 29.16%, in EGB3
by 29.85%), among girls there is also a decrease
in the 3rd degree of gadget addiction, but the
indicators are not as high as among boys (in
EGG1 by 12.30%, in EGG2 by 17.10%, in EGG3
by 23.19%). So it is possible to note that boys
were better at psychocorrection in terms of
gadget addiction than girls in the age category
from 14 to 21 years.
When analyzing the results of psychocorrection
of cybercommunicative addiction (Table 5), it is
possible to note the positivity of the results, i.e.
there are respondents who no longer show
pathological signs of this type of addiction (from
5% to 11% in all groups), significantly reduced
3rd degree addiction (from 30% to 52% in all
groups), addiction passes into a safer degree of
manifestation (1st and 2nd degree of addiction).
Significant results of reduction of the 3rd degree
of addiction were noted among girls in the age
categories from 16 to 18 years and from 19 to 21
years (in EGG2 by 52.63% and in EGG3 by
52.18%). Among young men in all age categories
the 3rd degree of cybercommunicative addiction
is reduced by more than 40% (EGB1 by 44.07%,
in EGB2 by 43.50%, in EGB3 by 44.78%)
Table 5.
The results of psycho-correctional work on the subscale “Cybercommunicative addiction”
Groups
no addiction
no pathological signs
of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
no addiction
no pathological signs
of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
Cybercommunicative addiction
Before psychocorrection
After psychocorrection
EGB1
0,00
0,00
20,34
25,42
54,24
0,00
10,17
45,76
33,90
10,17
EGG1
0,00
0,00
20,00
26,15
53,85
0,00
6,15
40,00
36,92
16,92
EGB2
0,00
0,00
19,44
23,61
56,94
0,00
5,56
45,83
34,72
13,89
EGG2
0,00
0,00
14,47
21,05
64,47
0,00
9,21
50,00
28,95
11,84
EGB3
0,00
0,00
8,96
26,87
64,18
0,00
7,46
43,28
29,85
19,40
EGG3
0,00
0,00
14,49
23,19
62,32
0,00
11,59
43,48
34,78
10,14
Source: (Own authorship)
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The last type of cyber-addiction that was
influenced was selfitis (Table 6). This type of
addiction was mostly suffered by girls, especially
in the age group from 19 to 21 years (EGG3 –
72.46% of respondents), after psychocorrection
the 3rd degree of addiction among girls was
significantly reduced by 40.58% (EGG3 ‒ 31.88
% of respondents). Significant changes were also
found in other groups of girls, so in EGG1 the 3rd
degree of addiction was reduced by 32.30%, and
in EGG2 by 30.27%. Among young men of all
groups there is also a decrease in the 3rd degree
of selfitis: in EGB1 by 23.73%, in EGB2 by
22.22%, in EGB3 by 17.91%. It should be noted
that among boys (EGB1 – 10.17% of
respondents, EGB2 – 13.89% of respondents, in
EGB3 – 17.91% of respondents) more than
among girls (EGG1 – 6.15% of respondents,
EGG2 – 6.58% respondents, EGG3 – 10.14% of
respondents) there are respondents who do not
show pathological signs of addiction.
Table 6.
The results of psycho-correctional work on the subscale “Selfitis”
Groups
no addiction
no pathological
signs of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
no addiction
no pathological
signs of addiction
1st degree of
addiction
2nd degree of addiction
3rd degree of addiction
Selfitis
Before psychocorrection
After psychocorrection
EGB1
0,00
0,00
23,73
30,51
45,76
0,00
10,17
30,51
37,29
22,03
EGG1
0,00
0,00
18,46
24,62
56,92
0,00
6,15
30,77
38,46
24,62
EGB2
0,00
0,00
27,78
33,33
38,89
0,00
13,89
29,17
40,28
16,67
EGG2
0,00
0,00
15,79
21,05
63,16
0,00
6,58
25,00
35,53
32,89
EGB3
0,00
0,00
28,36
32,84
38,81
0,00
17,91
26,87
34,33
20,90
EGG3
0,00
0,00
11,59
15,94
72,46
0,00
10,14
23,19
34,78
31,88
Source: (Own authorship)
Thus, it is possible to note that the main goal of
an integrated program of psychocorrection of
cyber-addictions was achieved, as the level of
dangerous addictions on all subscales of the test
was significantly reduced, although no complete
type of cyber-addiction was achieved, but no
signs of pathological addiction for all types of
addictions almost up to 13%.
Conclusions
After analyzing the theoretical and experimental
achievements of modernity, we came to the
conclusion that the problem of the prevalence of
cyber-addictions among the younger generation
of Ukrainians is becoming relevant. To date, it is
not recognized as a type of non-chemical
addiction in ICD-10, but the new classifier
includes proposals for including gaming, Internet
addiction and addiction to PC. Even before the
entry of the ICD-11, prevention, treatment,
psychocorrection programs are already being
developed in some countries, and measures to
control the use of cyberspace are being
implemented at the state level, as the number of
addicted young people is growing every year.
Having considered the world experience in
working with cyber-addicts, we have developed
a comprehensive psycho-correctional program
that includes the following areas of work:
individual, group, family psycho-correctional
and psycho-educational work. At the end of the
work with addicts, the results were compared in
terms of the severity of the degree of addiction
before and after psychocorrection. It was
determined that the developed program had
positive results because the 3rd degree of
addiction was reduced in all groups and types of
cyber-addictions, and after psychocorrection
there are people who have stopped showing
pathological signs of addiction (in groups it is
from 2% to 17%). It should be noted that
significant results in reducing the degree of
addiction were achieved in selfitis,
cybercommunicative and gaming addiction. The
highest rates of reduction of all types of cyber-
addictions were found among young people in
the age category from 19 to 21 years, especially
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significant results were achieved in reducing the
level of addiction to PC, Internet and gaming
addiction. The girls also underwent psycho-
correctional work, especially to reduce their
addiction on selfies and cybercommunicative
addiction.
In addition to psychocorrection programs with
cyber-addicts, the issue of psycho-prevention
and global state prevention and informational
and educational work on the prevalence of cyber-
addictions among the younger generation
remains unresolved. In our opinion, preventive
measures to prevent the spread of cyber-
addictions among the younger generation of
Ukrainians should be addressed at the state level
with the experience of other countries,
recommendations of the WHO and other
international organizations.
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