IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v159y2024ics0190740924000689.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A mixed-method non-randomized pilot evaluation of a mentalization-informed motivational interviewing group intervention for concerned significant others of adolescents with excessive gaming behaviors

Author

Listed:
  • Lo, Camilla K.M.
  • Tse, Nick
  • Chiu, Jonie

Abstract

Existing interventions to address gaming disorder or excessive gaming primarily focus on individuals with the disorder. Little research has been undertaken regarding the development and evaluation of interventions tailored for concerned significant others (CSOs), who often feel distressed due to their loved ones’ excessive gaming. This pilot study adopts a mixed-method design to evaluate the impacts of four sessions of a mentalization-informed motivational interviewing group intervention for CSOs. For the quantitative evaluation, a non-randomized controlled design is used. The study involves 38 parents of adolescents who are experiencing excessive gaming in Hong Kong. The intervention group (n = 23) received the CSO intervention; the control group (n = 15) did not. A total of 12 qualitative interviews with the intervention group participants were also conducted to collect their views on the usefulness of the intervention. The quantitative findings show that the intervention group experienced significant improvements in mental health, emotion regulation, and gaming-related parent–child conflict from pre-test to post-test, compared with the control group. The qualitative data corroborates the quantitative findings and provides insights into potential reasons for these improvements. The findings contribute to the knowledge base regarding CSO interventions in the context of gaming disorder—an underexplored area of study.

Suggested Citation

  • Lo, Camilla K.M. & Tse, Nick & Chiu, Jonie, 2024. "A mixed-method non-randomized pilot evaluation of a mentalization-informed motivational interviewing group intervention for concerned significant others of adolescents with excessive gaming behaviors," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:159:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924000689
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107496
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740924000689
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107496?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:159:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924000689. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.