EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTI INTERVENTIONAL PROGRAMME ON MOBILE PHONE DEPENDENT PRACTICES AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The present study investigated the effectiveness of multi interventional programme on mobile phone dependent practice among high school students of selected schools at Kottayam district. Aquantitative research approach was used for the study. The study was theoretically supported by Betty Newman's System model. Screening was done to the entire 8th and 9th class students of selected schools and 45 students were selected from among them according to the inclusion criteria using multistage random sampling technique. Pretest was done on the rst day using socio personal data sheet and Problematic Use of Mobile Phones (PUMP) scale. Multi-interventional programme was given on the second day which included introduction to digital detox challenge and demonstration of mindfulness based exercises. Students were instructed to take digital detox challenge and complete each week's task. Study subjects also practiced mindfulness exercises twice daily for 4 weeks. Post test was done on 29th day after multi-interventional programme using same tools. The results of the study revealed that multi-interventional programme reduced the mobile phone dependency level (p<0.01) among the study samples which indicated that the multi interventional programme was effective in reducing mobile phone dependent practices.