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Khodadadi M, Davudi H, Heydari H. The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Reality Therapy Training on Self-Compassion and Resilience in Students With Internet Addiction. J Health Res Commun 2026; 11 (4) :202-215
URL: http://jhc.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-1168-en.html

Introduction and Purpose: Internet addiction is a phenomenon that can disrupt the psychological and emotional functioning of students. Despite the significance of this issue, the effectiveness of mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic interventions has not yet been thoroughly examined. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based reality therapy on self-compassion and resilience in students, as a means to reduce and prevent internet addiction.
Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design, a control group, and a three-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of all high school students (second grade) during the 2024–2025 academic year. Given the educational nature of the developed intervention protocol, 34 students were purposefully and conveniently selected from the second and third quartiles of the research population (n=280). They were then randomly assigned (simple random sampling) to experimental and control groups, with 17 participants in each group. The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of mindfulness-based reality therapy. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) via SPSS software, version 25. The instruments used for data collection included the Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1998), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003), and the Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form.
Results: The findings revealed that mindfulness-based reality therapy had a significant effect on self-compassion (F=39.91, P≤0.05) and resilience (F=72.68, P≤0.05) in students with internet addiction. These effects were sustained at the follow-up stage.
Conclusion: Mindfulness-based reality therapy is an appropriate and effective educational program for enhancing self-compassion and resilience, aimed at reducing and preventing Internet addiction among students struggling with this condition.