Title
Impact of family bonding therapy on childhood screen addiction in urban Kerala
Authors
K.J Shaijo1, N. Siva Subramanian2,* & B. Mahalakshmi1
Affiliation
1Department of Paediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
K.J Shaijo - E-mail: shaijo50@gmail.com
N Sivasubramanian - E-mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in
B. Mahalakshmi - E-mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
Excessive screen use among parents and children has emerged as a growing behavioral concern affecting family relationships and child development. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of Family Bonding Therapy in reducing screen addiction among parents and children in an urban community of Kerala. Hence, a total of 136 parent–child pairs were allocated to experimental and control groups, with 68 pairs in each group. Post-test assessment was conducted at the end of the intervention period. Thus, we show a significant reduction in mean screen addiction scores among parents and children in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < 0.001). No significant change was observed in the control group, highlighting the importance of family-centered behavioral interventions in addressing screen addiction.
Keywords
Family bonding therapy; screen addiction; parents; school-aged children; experimental study
Citation
Shaijo et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 1061-1064 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
