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Lu, C., Zou, L., Becker, B., Griffiths, M.D. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, Yu, Q., Chen, S.-T., Demetrovics, Z., Jiao, C., Chi, X., Chen, A., Yeung, A., Liu, S. and Zhang, Y.,
2020.
Comparative effectiveness of mind-body exercise versus cognitive behavioral therapy for college students with problematic smartphone use: a randomized controlled trial.
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 22 (4), pp. 271-282.
ISSN 1462-3730
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Abstract
Purpose:
The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of mind-body exercise (ME) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on addiction level and psychological well-being among college students with problematic smartphone use (PSU).
Methods: A 12-week randomized controlled study was carried out at a university in central China. A total of 95 PSU college students who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to a ME group (ME, n = 31), CBT group (CBT, n = 30), or control group (CG, n = 34). Both ME intervention and CBT, twice per week for 90 min per session, lasting for 12 weeks were administered by a certified therapist respectively. Participants in the CG group were asked to maintain their original lifestyle.
Results: A significant reduction in addiction level (p < 0.001 for ME vs. CBT; p < 0.001 for ME vs. CG), loneliness (p < 0.001 for ME vs. CG), anxiety (p < 0.001 for ME vs. CG; p < 0.001 for CBT vs. CG) was found. Only significant stress reduction was observed in ME and CBT between baseline and Week 12 (ps < 0.001).
Conclusions: ME and CBT (mainstream psychotherapy) may effectively overcome PSU of college students, and reduced the level of smartphone addiction, loneliness, anxiety, and stress. Furthermore, as a culture-specific, low-cost, and readily accessible training program with multiple components (gentle movement, anatomic alignment, mental focus, deep breathing, and meditative state of mind that is similar to mindfulness emphasizing noncompetitive, present-moment, and nonjudgmental introspective component), ME seems to be superior to CBT in terms of PSU.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | International Journal of Mental Health Promotion | ||||||
| Creators: | Lu, C., Zou, L., Becker, B., Griffiths, M.D., Yu, Q., Chen, S.-T., Demetrovics, Z., Jiao, C., Chi, X., Chen, A., Yeung, A., Liu, S. and Zhang, Y. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Tech Science Press | ||||||
| Date: | 2020 | ||||||
| Volume: | 22 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1462-3730 | ||||||
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| Rights: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | ||||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
| Record created by: | Jill Tomkinson | ||||||
| Date Added: | 06 Jan 2021 14:40 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2021 15:08 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/41953 |
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