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Internet Addiction in Adolescents

The PROTECT Program for Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment

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Authors:
  1. Katajun Lindenberg

    1. Institute of Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
      Institute for Psychology, University of Education, Heidelberg, Germany

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  2. Sophie Kindt

    1. Institute of Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
      Institute for Psychology, University of Education, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Carolin Szász-Janocha

    1. Institute of Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
      Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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  • Describes a cost-effective, low-intensity, stepped-care CBT intervention (PROTECT) to treat internet addiction in youth

  • Synthesizes findings on risk factors and cognitive-behavioral and neurophysical causes and mechanisms

  • Addresses comorbid symptoms of youth Internet addiction (e.g., anxiety, ADHD)

  • Discusses Internet addiction treatment techniques for teens, such as cognitive restructuring and behavior modification

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Internet Use Disorders in Adolescents

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Definition and Diagnostics of Internet Use Disorders

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 3-16

    3. Characteristics and Conditions Associated with Internet Use Disorders

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 17-28

    4. Etiology of Internet Use Disorders

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 29-36

    5. Treatment and Prevention for Adolescents with Internet Use Disorders

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 37-42

    6. The PROTECT Intervention

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 43-48

  3. The PROTECT Program for Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Module 1: Boredom and Motivational Problems

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 51-74

    3. Module 2: Performance Anxiety and Procrastination

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 75-93

    4. Module 3: Social Anxiety

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 95-114

    5. Module 4: Emotion Regulation

      • Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha
      Pages 115-130

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 131-206
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About this book

This book presents a new, evidence-based cognitive behavioral intervention for the prevention and treatment of Internet addiction in adolescents.  It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research regarding phenomenology, diagnostics, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment and prevention of Internet addiction as a new behavioral addiction. The book is divided into two sections. The first part of the book explores various bio-psycho-social factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of symptoms in young individuals. Chapters in the second part of the book discuss the PROTECT intervention to reduce Internet addiction in adolescents. PROTECT aims to modify risk factors and maintenance factors, specifically, boredom and motivational problems, procrastination and performance anxiety, social anxiety and maladaptive emotion regulation. The PROTECT intervention is a low-intensity approach which uses comprehensive case examples in order to increase cognitive dissonance and treatment motivation. In addition, PROTECT contains cognitive behavioral intervention techniques such as psychoeducation, behavior activation, cognitive restructuring, problem solving and emotion regulation. 


Topics featured in this book include:

  • Adolescence and development-specific features of Internet addiction.
  • An overview of modifiable risk factors and maintenance factors of Internet addiction.
  • Environmental factors that affect the development of Internet addiction.
  • Online and offline video gaming addiction. 
  • Social network addiction.
  • Strategies that work in prevention and treatment.


Internet Addiction in Adolescents is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, clinicians and related professionals as well as graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, educational policy and politics, and social work as well as related disciplines.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Psychology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha

  • Institute for Psychology, University of Education, Heidelberg, Germany

    Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt

  • Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

    Carolin Szász-Janocha

About the authors

Prof. Katajun Lindenberg, Ph.D., research scientist and clinical psychologist Associate professor for developmental psychology at the University of Education Heidelberg, Germany; Professor for clinical child psychology and psychotherapy at the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Sophie Kindt, M.Sc., research associate and clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on Internet Use Disorders, prevention and risk factors. 

Carolin Szász-Janocha, M.Sc., research associate and clinical psychologist.  Her research focuses on Internet Use Disorders, treatment and risk factors. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Internet Addiction in Adolescents

  • Book Subtitle: The PROTECT Program for Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment

  • Authors: Katajun Lindenberg, Sophie Kindt, Carolin Szász-Janocha

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43784-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43783-1Published: 02 June 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43786-2Published: 02 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43784-8Published: 02 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 206

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Child and School Psychology, Educational Policy and Politics, Social Work

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