The group at the highest risk of smartphone addiction is adolescents. In particular during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, factors such as conducting education online, curfew and the increase in the monotonous time spent at home have led to an increase in the use of smartphones among adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of the peer education model on reducing smartphone addiction in adolescents. The present semi-experimental study with a pre-test–post-test control group was carried out with 622 high school students in Turkey. The study was carried out between September 2021 and February 2022 in two stages. In the first stage, the peer educator education program on smartphone addiction in adolescents was implemented. In the second stage, the peer education program was implemented and monitored. While there was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups in terms of the mean scores they obtained from the Smartphone Addiction Scale at the pre-test (P > 0.05), the difference between them was statistically significant at the post-test (P < 0.001). This study demonstrated that the peer education model was effective in reducing smartphone addiction in adolescents. Thus, it can be recommended that school-based peer education programs for adolescents should be prepared and implemented.

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学生即教师：同伴教育模式对减少青少年智能手机成瘾的影响

智能手机成瘾风险最高的群体是青少年。特别是在 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行期间，在线教育、宵禁和在家度过的单调时间增加等因素导致青少年使用智能手机的情况有所增加。因此，本研究旨在确定同伴教育模式对减少青少年智能手机成瘾的影响。目前的半实验研究是在土耳其对 622 名高中生进行的，其中有一个测试前-测试后的对照组。该研究于2021年9月至2022年2月分两个阶段进行。第一阶段，实施了青少年智能手机成瘾同伴教育计划。在第二阶段，同伴教育计划得到实施和监测。虽然干预组和对照组在前测智能手机成瘾量表的平均得分方面没有显着差异（P > 0.05），但在后测时它们之间的差异具有统计学意义（ P＜0.001）。这项研究表明，同伴教育模式可有效减少青少年的智能手机成瘾。因此，可以建议应制定和实施以学校为基础的青少年同伴教育计划。这项研究表明，同伴教育模式可有效减少青少年的智能手机成瘾。因此，可以建议应制定和实施以学校为基础的青少年同伴教育计划。这项研究表明，同伴教育模式可有效减少青少年的智能手机成瘾。因此，可以建议应制定和实施以学校为基础的青少年同伴教育计划。