Preventing problematic Internet use through video-based interventions: a theoretical model and empirical test

Turel, Ofir; Mouttapa, Michele; Donato, Elaine

doi:10.1080/0144929x.2014.936041

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Preventing problematic Internet use through video-based interventions: a theoretical model and empirical test

Turel, Ofir, Mouttapa, Michele, Donato, Elaine·2015·Behaviour & Information Technology

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This study relies on the core ideas of the health belief model and suggests that short informational videos on Internet ‘addiction’ can be an effective means towards preventing problematic use of the Internet through their ability to drive changes in viewers’ attitudes towards reducing their Internet use. Building on the heuristic-systematic model of information processing viewpoint, it is further suggested that this attitude change is guided by the information the videos provide, as well as the surprise emotion they generate. To test this model, data were collected at three points in time from 223 participants who were exposed to one of two video interventions. Partial least-square analyses indicated that the videos were efficacious in improving viewers’ attitudes towards reducing their Internet use, after accounting for viewers’ preexisting attitudes, levels of Internet ‘addiction’, demographics and social desirability bias. Consistent with the heuristic-systematic model of information-processing perspective this effect was mobilised simultaneously through the information and surprise induced by the videos.

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Authors: Turel, O., Mouttapa, M., & Donato, E.
Affiliations: California State University, Fullerton (US)
Orange County Department of Education (US)
Corresponding author: Turel, Ofir
ORCID: Turel, Ofir
Mouttapa, Michele
Venue: Behaviour & Information Technology
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2014-07-07
Volume: 34
Issue: 4
Pages: 349-362
ISSN: 0144-929X (ISSN-L)
1362-3001
DOI: 10.1080/0144929x.2014.936041
OpenAlex: W2053706249
Cited by: 78
References: 87
Citations by year: 2025: 7 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 3
FWCI: 21.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Behaviour and Information Technology (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords: problematic internet use, internet addiction, video-based intervention, Health Belief Model, heuristic-systematic model, attitude change, informational videos, prevention, information processing

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