The effect of lifestyle modification in reducing addiction to online games in post-Corona

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Internet has become one of the important tools for social interaction, information and entertainment for teenagers, and this issue has increased the addiction to online games in the post-corona period by affecting the lifestyle. This research was conducted with the aim of modifying the lifestyle in reducing addiction to online games in teenagers. This research was done descriptively and with the baseline method. 5 teenagers aged 15 to 18 referring to Ardakan education counseling core (with the problem of addiction to online games) were selected using the available method and were subjected to individual lifestyle modification intervention. The participants responded to Dost Damani and Janabadi's online game addiction questionnaire in 4 stages (first session, third session, fifth session, sixth session, one month and two months after the intervention). Data was analyzed using Spss-26 and Excel-2019 software. The results showed that lifestyle modification has been effective in reducing addiction to online games in teenagers (p<0.001). Therefore, lifestyle modification can be used by education teachers as an effective intervention for students with online game addiction in the post-corona period.