Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
Ayman M Hamdan Mansour
The University of Jordan Amman, Jordan
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Psychol Psychother
Substance and violence seems to overwhelm modern societies, and nowadays, became one main issue that concerns health care professionals at the developing countries. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of computer-mediated intervention to prevent substance abuse and violent behaviors and compare it to conventional intervention and a control group among first year University students in Jordan. Methods: A randomized control clinical trial design to evaluate the effectiveness of using a computer-mediated intervention as a preventive intervention for substance abuse. A total number of 90 University students were randomly assigned into the three groups; computer mediated, conventional, and control group. Data collected regarding attitudes toward substance use and psychological related factors in addition to socio-demographic information. Results: The analysis showed that there was no significant difference in University students' in attitudes toward substance use in relation to gender, working status, and family history of psychiatric disorder; (t=-1.03, p=0.3); (t=-0.12, p=0.9); (t=1.16, p=0.3) respectively. The ANOVA test of between-subject effect reported a very significant changes between the two time points for the entire sample together EE (F1, 29=9586.82, p-value=<.001). A significant F test means there are differences between the three time points. The change took place between the pre-test and post-test (time two). The reduction was positively fair i.e., 3.58. However, the effect of computer mediated intervention between the pre-test and post-test (time two) was positive (3.58). Conclusion: Using computer-mediated software was effective to reduce vulnerability to substance use and sustain negative attitudes toward using substance and violent behaviors.