A Study on Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy on Internet Addiction among Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

Abstract

The aim of the current research was to examine the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Play therapy (CBPT) on internet addiction among adolescents with Intellectual disability. CBPT incorporates cognitive and behavioral inventions within a play therapy paradigm. As a pilot study, a total of 7 samples of adolescents were obtained after screening them for internet addiction test from the state of Gujarat by using the technique of purposive sampling. Parent child Internet Addiction test (PCIAT) (by Kimberley Young) was used as a screening test. Paired-t test was used to statistically analyze the mean difference of the data among the participants in the Pre and Post intervention using MS Excel software. Statistical analysis of the result gave t-stat value= 13.749, showing that there is a significant decrease in the internet addiction among adolescence with intellectual disability post-CBPT intervention as compared to the scores on PCIAT in the pre intervention condition. Conclusion- the efficacy of CBPT can be observed in managing and reducing the problem of internet addiction among adolescents diagnosed with different level of intellectual disability, significantly post CBPT intervention.