Effect of exercise intervention on internet behavioral addictions:a systematic review of systematic reviews
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2025.04.008
- VernacularTitle:网络行为成瘾的运动干预效果:系统综述的系统综述
- Author:
Lü YE
1
;
Jing CHANG
1
;
Hairun LING
1
Author Information
1. 扬州大学体育学院,江苏 扬州市 225100
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
internet behavioral addiction;
internet addiction;
gaming addiction;
mobile phone addiction;
exercise;
systematic review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2025;31(4):431-440
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To systematically review the evidence from systematic reviews on the effect of exercise on internet behavioral addictions.Methods Systematic reviews on exercise for internet behavioral addictions were searched in Web of Science,Scopus,EBSCO,PsycINFO,PubMed,Cochrane Library,Embase and CNKI,from January,2015 to January,2025.In ac-cordance with the PRISMA guidelines,the evidences about exercise on internet behavioral addiction,as well as the health benefits,were reported.Results Eleven English reviews were included,from China,Malaysia,Indonesia and Australia,involving 31 672 internet behavioral addiction aged ten to 30 years,covering internet addiction,mobile phone addiction and gaming addic-tion.The included literatures were all systematic reviews mainly from journals in psychology,psychiatry,public health,etc.Interventions included aerobic exercise,strength training,functional training,skill-based training and structured combination exercise,with programs ranging from 30 to 120 minutes per session,one to six times per week,for six to 24 weeks.Exercise significantly improved mental health,behavioral health,physical health and cognitive function.Moderate-intensity structured combination exercise(≥60 minutes persession,≥3 times per week,≥8 weeks)showed the best outcomes,especially for gaming addiction.Exercise combined with psycholog-ical therapy was more effective for severe addiction.Conclusion Exercise is effective on internet behavioral addictions,and moderate-intensity structured combination exer-cise is the most effective.It is recommended to use structured combination exercise for gaming addiction and combined exercise-psychological therapy for severe addiction.
