The Effect of Recitation Therapy on Perceptions of Pornography Addiction in Adolescents with Special Needs at SLB Negeri 1Bukittinggi City in 2024

Abstract

Background: Many children are exposed to live-streamed sexual content. A 2017 study by the Internet Watch  Foundation (IWF) found 2,082 recorded images and videos of live-streamed child sexual  abuse. This study aims to investigate the effect of dhikr therapy on perceptions of pornography  addiction among special needs adolescents at SLB Negeri 1 Bukittinggi City in 2024.

Methods: The research employs a quasi-experimental design with a One-Group Pretest and Posttest design.  The study was conducted from May to June 2024. The sample consisted of 9 respondents from  the intervention group selected through total sampling. Inclusion criteria included being a  student at SLB Negeri 1 Bukittinggi City, present during the study, willing to participate, being  Muslim, having special needs (both intellectual disabilities and hearing impairments), and  experiencing pornography addiction. The instruments used were an observation sheet and the  Pornography Addiction Screening Tool (PAST) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using normality tests and Wilcoxon test.

Results: The results showed a p-value for pornography addiction  (before) = 0.051 > α (0.05) and for pornography addiction (after) = 0.017 < α (0.05), with a p value of 0.021 (< 0.05), indicating that there is an effect of dhikr therapy on reducing  pornography addiction among special needs adolescents. It is recommended to use this dhikr  therapy to help reduce perceptions of pornography addiction among special needs adolescents.