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Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis Group Therapy for Nursing Students at Risk of Internet Addiction
Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Summary
Internet addiction risk among nursing students may be associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, loneliness, and interpersonal relationships. This randomized controlled experimental study aims to evaluate the effect of Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis Group Therapy on emotion regulation, loneliness, and interpersonal relationship styles among nursing students at risk of internet addiction. Participants will be assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive group therapy sessions based on Interpersonal Relational Role Analysis, while the control group will receive the care or usual practice specified in the study protocol. Outcomes will be assessed using appropriate measurement instruments at the time points defined in the study protocol. The findings may contribute to the development of psychological support interventions for nursing students at risk of internet addiction.
Official title: THE EFFECT OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONAL ROLE ANALYSIS GROUP THERAPY ON EMOTION REGULATION, LONELINESS, AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP STYLES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT RISK OF INTERNET ADDICTION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 24 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-12-01
Completion Date
2027-06-30
Last Updated
2026-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
KAİRA
As a group intervention method, KAİRA consists of six stages: defining the role, the cost of the role, the gain from the role, the acquisition of the role, the relationship between the role and the symptom, and self-liberation. These stages are as follows: Defining the role: Individuals participating in a KAİRA group work with the group to identify and name the roles they adopt within the group or in their interpersonal relationships. Together with other participants, group members label the patterned roles they employ in their social lives using an appropriate metaphor. This metaphor might take the form of a nickname used in their social life, or a character from a fairy tale, film, or novel to whom they liken themselves. The cost of the role: The purpose of this stage is to determine the costs or detrimental effects that an individual's role imposes upon them. At this stage, participants come to realize how their role affects themselves, other group members, and individuals in their