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Comparing the Effectiveness of Adolescent-Centered Mindfulness with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy on Emotion Regulation among Adolescents Girl with Nomo-Phobia
Rozhin Davoudi , Golamreza Manshaee , Mohsen Golparvar
Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch , smanshaee@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Nomo-Phobia like any other phobia requires medical attention, especially among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to comparing the effectiveness of adolescent-centered mindfulness with cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-focused therapy on emotion regulation among adolescents’ girl with Nomo-phobia.
Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with control group and the research design was pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population of this study consisted of all adolescents in Isfahan whose score was higher than the cut line in the “Nomophobia Questionnaire”. Sixty subjects were selected purposefully and were randomly divided into four groups of researcher-made adolescent mindfulness therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy and control group. Three treatment groups received 10 sessions of intervention for each treatment, while the control group did not. Data collection tool "Emotion Regulation Difficulty Scale". Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method. Data were analyzed by SPSS.23.
Results: There were significant differences between the adolescent mindfulness therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy in difficulty in emotion regulation compared with the control group (P <0.01). However, there was no significant difference between the three treatments on emotion regulation (P <0.05).
Conclusions: Use of adolescent mindfulness therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy is helpful in regulating the emotion of adolescent girls with symptoms of Nomo-Phobia. It is recommended that the above treatments be used to reduce the symptoms of Nomo-Phobia.
 
Keywords: Adolescent Focused Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Emotion Dysregulation, Nomo-Phobia
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: health management
Received: 2019/03/8 | Published: 2019/09/15


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