The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy on Reducing Internet Addiction and Increasing the General Health of Adolescent Girls Shadbad Nasrin Rahimi Department of Clinical Psychology, East Azarbaijan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Online published on 15 December, 2017. Abstract Purpose Internet access is a growing phenomenon, and more people are among the users of the Internet every day. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of mi ndfulness-based group therapy on reducing internet addiction and increasing the general health of adolescent girls. Method The research design was semi-experimental and the sample consisted of 24 adolescent girls selected by screening using Yang's internet addiction (score above 80) and lower general health (score higher than 23) using targeted sampling from girls ’high schools in district 3 of Tabriz and were divided into control and experiment groups. The tools used in the research included Yang's internet addiction and public health. Therapeutic mindfulness package was implemented on the experiment group. Data analysis was performed using multivariate and covariance analysis. Results The results of the covariance analysis indicated a decrease in internet addiction and general health increase in the experiment group at the post-test stage(P<0/001). Conclusion Based on the findings, it can be stated that the training of mindfulness skills was effective in decreasing the rate of internet addiction and increasing the health of adolescent girls. Top Keywords Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, Internet addiction, General health. Top |