Abstract:

Psychological counselling needs scale (PCNS). To accomplish the objectives between (2X2 factorial independent group) and Within (Pre-Post single group) group design were employed. Result revealed that gender difference as significant only for emotional expression and body image. While analyzed social media addiction status, social media addict group was found with significantly higher in level of death anxiety, psychological counselling need, inappropriate emotional expression, unfavorable body image and poorer level of well-being as compare to social media non-addict group. Apart for emotional expression the interactive role for both factors i.e. Gender and social media addiction status was endorsed as insignificant for all psychological measures. Furthermore CBTM is analyzed as significant intervention approach to reduce social media addiction and its resultant negative outcomes on well-being, emotional expression, death anxiety, body image and psychological counselling need for teenagers.

Description:

Social media addiction, Cognitive behavioural therapeutic Module, Well-being, Emotional expression, Death anxiety, Body image and Psychological counselling need.