Wang Haihong, Chen Xiao
Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Xinglin College of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Iran J Public Health. 2023 Dec;52(12):2563-2571. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v52i12.14317.
Teenagers are more prone to mobile phone addiction than other age groups due to their lack of self-control. This addiction to mobile phones severely affects their physical and mental health, causing irreversible harm as they grow older. As such, exploring suitable psychotherapy for their physical and mental development needs is essential, in ways that effectively change teenagers' mobile phone addictive behaviors.
An experimental study was conducted on 910 teenage volunteers recruited from 5 communities in Gansu, Hebei, and Liaoning Provinces in China from May to July 2023. The participants were screened using the Mobile Phone Addiction Index Scale (MPAI). On the basis of the evaluation results, 56 individuals were selected based on the evaluation results and randomly divided into experimental and control groups, each comprising 28 individuals. The experimental group underwent an 8-week mindfulness-based mental health education therapy. Both groups were measured before and after the intervention.
The mobile phone addiction score of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (<0.001). The cognitive tendency score and mental wellbeing score of the experimental group was significantly higher than those of the control group (<0.001).
Mindfulness-based mental health education therapy effectively alleviates teenagers' mobile phone addiction and improves their cognitive tendencies and mental health. This approach serves as a valuable reference for effectively preventing and managing mobile phone addiction among teenagers.
青少年由于缺乏自控力，比其他年龄组更容易沉迷于手机。这种手机成瘾严重影响他们的身心健康，随着年龄增长会造成不可逆转的伤害。因此，探索适合他们身心发展需求的心理治疗方法至关重要，要能有效改变青少年的手机成瘾行为。
2023年5月至7月，对从中国甘肃、河北和辽宁5个社区招募的910名青少年志愿者进行了一项实验研究。使用手机成瘾指数量表（MPAI）对参与者进行筛查。根据评估结果，选取56人并随机分为实验组和对照组，每组28人。实验组接受为期8周的正念心理健康教育治疗。两组在干预前后均进行测量。
实验组的手机成瘾得分显著低于对照组（<0.001）。实验组的认知倾向得分和心理健康得分显著高于对照组（<0.001）。
正念心理健康教育治疗有效减轻青少年的手机成瘾，改善他们的认知倾向和心理健康。这种方法为有效预防和管理青少年手机成瘾提供了有价值的参考。
