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NCT Number: NCT07320547

Mindfulness-Based Technology Addiction Program

In this study, between 1 September 2023-31 January 2024, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 128 high school students in a state high school in Çankırı.

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Key information

Conditions

Technology Addiction Behavior Behavior, Addictive Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior Internet Addiction Internet Addiction Disorder Smartphone Addiction

Age range

14 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Çankırı Karatekin University

Çankırı, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • being a first-year high school student studying at state high school in a central city of Türkiye
  • both student and parent agreeing to participate in the study and 3) not having communication barrier

Exclusion criteria

  • having an illness that would prevent participation in the study
  • withdrawing from the research voluntarily
  • not attending at least one of the sessions
  • not receiving other psychological training at the time of the research
  • not receiving mindfulness-based mediation experience
  • incomplete answering the instruments.

Treatment and study plan

Mindfulness-Based Technology Addiction Program

Other

The MBTAP was carried out face-to-face in the classroom for the high school students in the intervention group. The goal of the program was to improve high school students' mindfulness levels, and decrease internet and smartphone additions' levels. This program was developed based on the concepts of mindfulness. The MBTAP was created in a certain flow based on the awekening to mindfulness (2 sessions), breath, body and mind (2 sessions), mindfulness and stress (2 sessions) and power of the compassion. There are 8 sessions lasting four weeks in the program and the frequency of sessions is 2 sessions per week and each session lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)

    Time frame: Change from before implementation, after practice is completed (4th week)

    The MAAS consists of 15 items and is 6-point Likert type (almost always (1), most of the time (2), sometimes (3), rarely (4), very rarely (5), almost never (6)). The MAAS, which measures the general tendency to be aware of and attentive to moment-to-moment experiences in daily life, has a single-factor structure and no reverse-coded questions. High scores on the scale indicate high levels of mindfulness. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was determined to be 0.80

Secondary outcomes

  1. Young's Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YIAT-SF)

    Time frame: Change from before implementation, after practice is completed (4th week)

    The YIAT-SF consists of 12 items, one factor and is 5-point Likert type. Scores on the form range from 12 (lowest) to 60 (highest) and a high score on the test indicates greater levels of internet addiction. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was determined to be 0.86.

  2. Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SF)

    Time frame: Change from before implementation, after practice is completed (4th week)

    The SAS-SF consists of 10 items, one factor and 6-point Likert type. Scores on the scale range from 10 (lowest) to 60 (highest) and a high score on the form indicates greater levels of smartphone addiction. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was determined to be 0.90.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mersin University

Other

Collaborators

  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
  • Çankırı Karatekin University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Technology Addiction Program Applied to High School Students on Mindfulness, Internet and Smartphone Addiction

Acronym: MBTAP

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 6, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 6, 2026

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