For youth in geopolitically at-risk environments, such as Palestine, the issues related to Internet overuse and addictions are complex. Youth residing in the occupied territories of Palestine as in other highly militarized zones have high levels of environmental stressors (e.g., militarization, poverty, lack of employment opportunities, cultural pressures, etc.) and few chemical or social outlets such as alcohol, intoxicants, and leisure activities. As such, the easily accessible and unrestricted opportunities for stress-reducing social contact of social media can lead easily to excessive and maladaptive Internet use. Therefore, interventions directly aimed at awareness and education on how to manage Internet use are critical for addressing these issues in high risk populations. The purpose of the current study was to test the efficacy of a time-limited group training program aimed at improving social skills and reducing addictive Internet behaviors among university students. The sample consisted of 30 university students who self-reported high scores on an Internet addiction scale. Participants were randomly assigned to either wait list or treatment group (15 in each condition). Results demonstrated that using a social skills training program over an 8-week period improved the level of social skills and reduced addictive Internet behaviors significantly in those who experienced the intervention when compared with a wait list control group. These findings support the implementation of time limited training programs targeting social skills and addictive patterns of Internet use with university students identified with high levels of Internet addictive behaviors.

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社交技能培训计划在减少巴勒斯坦大学生网络成瘾行为方面的效果

对于巴勒斯坦等地缘政治风险环境中的年轻人来说，与互联网过度使用和成瘾相关的问题很复杂。居住在巴勒斯坦被占领土和其他高度军事化地区的青年面临着高度的环境压力（例如军事化、贫困、缺乏就业机会、文化压力等），并且很少有化学或社会渠道，例如酒精、麻醉品、和休闲活动。因此，社交媒体上容易获得且不受限制的减轻压力的社交接触机会很容易导致过度和适应不良的互联网使用。因此，直接针对如何管理互联网使用的意识和教育的干预措施对于解决高风险人群中的这些问题至关重要。本研究的目的是测试一项限时小组培训计划的有效性，该计划旨在提高大学生的社交技能和减少网络成瘾行为。该样本由 30 名大学生组成，他们在网络成瘾量表上自我报告了高分。参与者被随机分配到等候名单或治疗组（每种情况下 15 人）。结果表明，与等待名单对照组相比，在经历了干预的人中，使用为期 8 周的社交技能培训计划显着提高了社交技能水平并显着减少了成瘾的互联网行为。