Length of Efficacy of the Online Mindfulness-Based Logotherapy Program (OnlineMLP): A Brief Report

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed many aspects of our lives, mainly in implementing intervention programs for those in need. Virtual and online engagements exponentially became the norm and demands for telepsychology and teletherapy have risen. In-person or face-to-face therapies are being converted to online platforms to service those in need in the safety of their own homes. This study tested the length of efficacy of the Online Mindfulness-Based Logotherapy Program (OnlineMLP) we developed in targeting depression among cyberbullied adolescents in Tamilnadu, India, during the Covid-19. We experimentally tested the efficacy of the OnlineMLP and determined whether its efficaciousness has a long-term effect after its implementation. We conducted pre-test and post-test among the controlled and experimental group comprising forty (20+20) participants using Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Upon deriving the result, four weeks after, an extended post-test was conducted on the experimental group to measure the length of efficacy of OnlineMLP, administering Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Paired t-test was used for data analysis, and our result showed no significant difference between the participants’ post-test and extended post-test scores. The reduced depressive symptoms addressed by our OnlineMLP continued after four weeks indicating its long-term efficacy in lowering the depression among adolescents of cyberbullying victims.