AU - Kooraki, Maryam AU - Yazdkhasti, Fariba AU - Ebrahimi, Amrollah AU - Oreizi, , Hamid Reza TI - Effectiveness of Psychodrama in Improving Social Skills and Reducing Internet Addiction in Female Students PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 17 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1451-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1451-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 4 AB  - Objectives: This study examined the effectiveness of psychodrama in improving social skills and reducing internet addiction among female students with addiction to internet in Isfahan university. Method: In a semi-experimental study, 36 subjects were selected via convenient sampling which randomly assigned in two groups: 18 as the experimental group and 18 as the control group. The experimental group had received ten sessions of social skills training with psychodrama approach. The internet addiction and social skills were assessed via the Yong’s Internet Addiction Test and Social Skills Inventory. The applied intervention was evaluated in three stages: pretest, post-test and a one month follow-up. Data were analyzed by correlation coefficient and analysis of covariance tests. Results: The experimental group demonstrated a significant improvement in social skills (p CP - IRAN IN - Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Isfahan, Iran, IR. Fax: +98311-6683107 LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 279 PT - Original Research YR - 2012