Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the protection program produced by the Korea Youth Counseling Institute for excessive internet use of the adolescent. All of the 175 research participants composed of 91 boys and 84 girls were in the third-class of junior high school. In order to examine the effect of the protection program, we divided participants into an experimental group carrying out the protection program and a control group. On the experimental group, the protection program was put in force once a week through four times. All participants completed the questionnaire on internet addiction, internet use hours, needs of internet use, reinforcement experience through internet and self-control in pretest, posttest, and follow-up test. For analyzing of the research results, ANCOVA (Analysis of Covariance) that uses pretest results as covariance was used. The research results are as follow: First, in follow-up test of the normal group, carrying out of the protection program reduced internet use hours, needs of internet use. Second, in posttest of the danger group of internet addiction, the result indicated immediate decrease effects on internet use hours and internet addiction index and in follow-up test, this group showed the decreased internet use hours, internet addiction index, needs of internet use, reinforcement experience through internet and the increased self-control. Third, in follow-up test, this protection program for adolescent excessive use of internet reduced change rate from a normal to a danger group, and increased improvement change rate from a danger to a normal group.