Perceived benefits of intervention on health beliefs model about internet addiction prevention of female high school students
Keywords:
perceived benefits, health beliefs model, internet addictionAbstract
Background: Internet addiction is critical wellbeing concern around the world. Web habit is deep rooted inconvenience which is related with numerous infections and wellbeing issues.
Materials and method: The present study employs an experimental design, specifically utilizing a study-control groups approach, to assess the effectiveness of the health beliefs model in preventing internet addiction among female high school students in the Al-Rusafa District of Baghdad City. The study will be conducted from October 4th, 2023 to January 4th, 2024.
Results: The findings of this study indicate that there were statistically significant differences in the perceived advantages concept of the health belief model in relation to the prevention of internet addiction.
Conclusions: This study found that implementing a health intervention using a health belief model demonstrates the importance of preventing internet addiction and has a positive impact on female students' beliefs about their own health.
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