A pilot study of a group mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for smartphone addiction among university students
Lan Y, Ding JE, Li W, Li J, Zhang Y, Liu M, Fu H
Journal of behavioral addictions · 77 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2018-11-12 · J Behav Addict · vol. 7 · issue 4 · pp. 1171–1176
- Publisher
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Cited
- 176 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 11.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 27 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- smartphone addiction, group intervention, university students, behavioral addiction, smartphone use time, Chinese students
- MeSH
- humans, treatment outcome, pilot projects, behavior, addictive, time factors, students, universities, adult, female, male, young adult, mindfulness, smartphone, cognitive behavioral therapy
7 authors
From CN
- Yukun LanFudan University
- Jiao-Er DingFudan University
- Wei LiFudan University
- Jiang Li · correspondingFudan University
- Yifei ZhangFudan University
- Mingbo LiuFudan University
Abstract
Background and aims
Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) has been applied in behavioral addiction studies in recent years. However, few empirical studies using MBI have been conducted for smartphone addiction, which is prevalent among Chinese university students. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a group mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral intervention (GMCI) on smartphone addiction in a sample of Chinese university students.
Methods
Students with smartphone addiction were divided into a control group (n = 29) and an intervention group (n = 41). The students in the intervention group received an 8-week GMCI. Smartphone addiction was evaluated using scores from the Mobile Phone Internet Addiction Scale (MPIAS) and self-reported smartphone use time, which were measured at the baseline (1st week, T1), post-intervention (8th week, T2), the first follow-up (14th week, T3), and the second follow-up (20th week, T4).
Results
Twenty-seven students in each group completed the intervention and the follow-up. Smartphone use time and MPIAS scores significantly decreased from T1 to T3 in the intervention group. Compared with the control group, the intervention group had significantly less smartphone use time at T2, T3, and T4 and significantly lower MPIAS scores at T3.
Discussion and conclusion
This pilot study demonstrated that the GMCI could significantly alleviate smartphone addiction among university students.
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