Internet Supported Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Help Students with Shy-socially Isolated Problems

Shy-socially isolated problem is still a dominating among teenagers. Some researchers found that cognitive distortion and social anxiety are predictors of this, besides the lack of opportunity to practice and involve in social relationship. This article addresses two small studies that examined two models of internet-supported brief cognitive behavior therapy (i-brief CBT) intervention, and self-management (i-SM). The former investigated the effectiveness of i-brief CBT in reducing social anxiety in teenagers. The later tested the i-SM in decreasing cognitive distortion. The main researched aimed to test the increase of Satisfaction with Life (SWL) level of the subjects participating in the Internet-Supported Brief CBT and Self-Management programs.There were thirty-four high school students participating in the research, fifteen of whom were in the i-brief CBT and nineteen in the i-SM. Among those in the i-brief CBT, seven belonged to its experimental group while the i-SM had eight subjects placed in its experimental group. A quasi-experimental with a mixed design combined with a repeated measure applied in these researches. A mixed ANOVA that used to analyze the data showed that i-brief CBT as well as i-SM were significantly able to reduce social anxiety and cognitive distortion. In addition, both studies reported that these students were satisfied with their lives more than before joining the programs.