Effectiveness and satisfaction of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children on anxiety, depression, and internet addiction in adolescents: Study protocol for a randomized control trial.
PLoS One January 1, 2025 Masume Bakhtiari, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Fahimeh Dehghani et al. 6 citations
Adolescents with Internet addiction often experience anxiety and depression that can reinforce their addictive behaviors. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C) is an adaptation of traditional MBCT designed for emotional problems in youth. This protocol describes a planned randomized controlled trial with 80 Iranian adolescents aged 12 to 15 diagnosed with Internet addiction. Participants will be randomly assigned to either 12 sessions of MBCT-C group therapy or 12 sessions of life skills training. Assessments will occur before, after, and three months following the intervention, measuring mindfulness, satisfaction, depression, anxiety, adherence, and Internet addiction. The study aims to evaluate whether MBCT-C reduces Internet addiction, anxiety, and depression in this population.