The effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy self-help course in reducing excessive gaming behavior through inhibitory control: A pilot randomized controlled trial
The online ACT self-help course effectively reduced excessive gaming (EGB) and enhanced Inhibitory control. Its efficacy appears driven by simultaneous improvements in psychological and neurocognitive processes, highlighting its clinical potential for treating EGB and IGD.
Authors
- Z Wang
- Lingling Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-9062)
- Jiarui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-5850)
- Xi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-3997)
- Haonan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-641X)
- Linlin Mu
- Jing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7583-9431)
- Lijin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2399-8094)
- Yuxin Gao
- Xuezhi Tang
- Yue Wang
- Peipei Song
- Wenbo Du
- Na Zhong
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Mental Health Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00199
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00