Table 1:

Demographics, psychological tests, and pre- and postcognitive behavioral therapy data

Internet Addiction (Mean)Control (Mean)P ValuePreTx (Mean)PostTx (Mean)P Value
(n = 19)(n = 12)
Sex (M/F)9:101.08:4
Age (yr)15.47 ± 3.06 (range, 11–22)1.014.00 ± 1.95 (11–17)
IAT63.32 ± 15.1527.37 ± 4.83< .001a68.42 ± 14.7452.58 ± 10.24.001a
SAS45.53 ± 7.4017.89 ± 8.12< .001a45.83 ± 6.4230.67 ± 6.85< .001a
IAT+SAS108.84 ± 20.1945.26 ± 11.72< .001a114.25 ± 19.4383.25 ± 15.52< .001a
HRSD3.53 ± 5.920 ± 0.018a2.00 ± 3.690.25 ± 0.62.147
State STAI46.11 ± 7.7531.95 ± 9.99< .001a46.45 ± 8.5543.82 ± 10.07.441
Trait STAI50.16 ± 7.5439.05 ± 4.93< .001a49.27 ± 7.8445.36 ± 7.89.085
Total STAI95.89 ± 14.5671 ± 13.58< .001a95.06 ± 16.1989.18 ± 17.55.253
BIS57.53 ± 7.6345.58 ± 11.72.001a54.27 ± 6.9452.45 ± 6.83.093
ISI6.89 ± 4.9773.11 ± 2.558.006a5.17 ± 3.745.00 ± 4.43.891
PSQI5.95 ± 3.243.53 ± 1.87.008a4.67 ± 2.314.83 ± 2.92.777
IQ95.18 ± 2.8898 ± 11.12.467
  • Note:—PreTx indicates precognitive behavioral therapy; PostTx, postcognitive behavioral therapy; IAT, Internet Addiction Test; SAS, Smartphone Addiction Scale; HRSD, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; BIS, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Assessment; IQ, intelligence quotient.

  • a P value ≤ .05