INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL STUDIES Thinking and Children 2383-0700 11 2 2021 02 19 The Effect of Time Management Training and Proper Use of Mobile Phones, Social Media and Cyberspace on Attachment Pattern, Children's Behavioral Problems and the Rate of Internet Addiction in Parents The Effect of Time Management Training and Proper Use of Mobile Phones, Social Media and Cyberspace on Attachment Pattern, Children's Behavioral Problems and the Rate of Internet Addiction in Parents 6231 10.30465/fabak.2021.6231 FA Golnaz Darvishzadeh MSc in educational psychology, Department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Iran Zohreh Latifi Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Iran Mohammad Soltanizadeh Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Iran 0000-0001-5329-6544 Journal Article 2021 04 03 The present study aimed to investigate the effect of time management training and proper use of mobile phones, social media, and cyberspace on attachment patterns, children's behavioral problems, and the rate of internet addiction in parents of kindergarten children. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group. From all mothers of kindergarten children in district 2 of Tehran, 30 people were selected as a sample by multistage random sampling method. The research instruments included the Internet Addiction Test (IAT, Kimberly Young), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach), and the Attachment Q-Set. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the scores of attachment pattern, children's behavioral problems, and internet addiction between the experimental and control groups in the post-test. The training was effective in managing time and parents' proper use of mobile phones, social media, and cyberspace. It also improved attachment, reduced children's behavioral problems, and reduced internet addiction in the parents of kindergarten children. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of time management training and proper use of mobile phones, social media, and cyberspace on attachment patterns, children's behavioral problems, and the rate of internet addiction in parents of kindergarten children. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group. From all mothers of kindergarten children in district 2 of Tehran, 30 people were selected as a sample by multistage random sampling method. The research instruments included the Internet Addiction Test (IAT, Kimberly Young), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach), and the Attachment Q-Set. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the scores of attachment pattern, children's behavioral problems, and internet addiction between the experimental and control groups in the post-test. The training was effective in managing time and parents' proper use of mobile phones, social media, and cyberspace. It also improved attachment, reduced children's behavioral problems, and reduced internet addiction in the parents of kindergarten children.