A PILOT STUDY AMONG ADOLESCENTS ON THE EFFECT OF BRIEF MINDFULNESS UNIFIED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (MUCBT-B) ON INTENTIONAL PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE MOBILE PHONE AND COMPUTER.

Dr. S. Krishnan; Dr. Vijayakrishnan. Y; Smt. Lekshmy K.

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

A PILOT STUDY AMONG ADOLESCENTS ON THE EFFECT OF BRIEF MINDFULNESS UNIFIED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (MUCBT-B) ON INTENTIONAL PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE MOBILE PHONE AND COMPUTER.

Dr. S. Krishnan, Dr. Vijayakrishnan. Y, Smt. Lekshmy K.

Abstract :

Excessive use of mobile phone and computer has been shown to have negative psychosocial consequences, especially among adolescents. Mindfulness Based Interventions have been shown to be effective in the management of stress and emotional distress, which has been suggested as either a cause or an effect of excessive screen time. This study aimed to examine the effect of a Brief Indian Structured Mindfulness based intervention, Mindfulness Unified Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MUCBT–B) on Intentional Physical Contact with Mobile phone and Computer on adolescents with excessive mobile phone and computer use. Study participants were assessed pre and post intervention. Mobile/ Computer use lessened by about 50% and the mindfulness score increased by about 3 times the pre– intervention score. Results of this study, the first intervention study using MUCBT–B, in problematic mobile phone use has shown clear beneficial effects and is a pointer to the need for further research.