Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Digital Addiction Among Children: A Meta-Analysis

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Abstract

The effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy (CBT) on digital addiction in young children is unclear. This meta-analysis identified and examined 10 studies with 67 effect sizes. The findings showed that: (1) the overall effect size on CBT intervention was 0.4656 (t = 8.43, p <.0001, k =67 in 10 studies); (2) the effectiveness of CBT for digital addiction was significantly higher than that for other related symptoms (p <.001); (3) the effect sizes decreased with the improvement of intervention duration, short (g =0.8895), medium (g = 0.437), and long duration (g = 0.4166); and (4) the intervention without parents’ involvement (g = 0.6636) was significantly more effective than those with parents’ involvement (g = 0.3758) (p < .05).

Authors

• Dandan Wu, The Education University of Hong Kong

• Tianyi Zhang

• Zhihong Peter Wan, Education University of Hong Kong

• Hui Li, The Education University of Hong Kong