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Technology-based gadgets are the basic need of the continuously changing social world; however, dependency on these gadgets may cause physical health hazards and serious mental health problems. The present study is concerned with the association of mobile phone dependence and disruptive behaviour among 102 adolescents within the age range of 13 to 18 years out of which 50 were girls and 52 were boys. The study utilizes convenience sampling, which involves selecting participants based on their accessibility and availability. Participants were recruited from schools in Haryana, India. Using validated measures, the researchers collected data on mobile phone dependence and disruptive behaviour. Statistical analyses, such as correlation coefficients, were employed to examine the relationship between the variables. Excessive use of mobile phones and dependency on them was assessed by the Test of Mobile Phone Dependence (TMD) and disruptive behaviour by BDBI-Y. Pearson's correlation statistics and Regression were used for analysis. The findings of this study will contribute to the existing literature on mobile phone dependence and its association with disruptive behaviour among adolescents. The results will provide insights into the potential effects of excessive mobile phone use on adolescents' behaviour and wellbeing. This research has implications for parents, educators, and mental health professionals, as it may inform strategies to address mobile phone dependence and promote healthier behaviours among adolescents. The results of the study confirmed a significant positive relationship between mobile-phone dependence and disruptive behaviour among adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Disruptive and inappropriate behaviors of children are actions that interfere with the instructional, administrative or service functions of the organization and family or school. In the early lives of children the significant risk factors for occurrence of antisocial behavior and criminal activity are the presence of oppositional and disruptive behaviors. Related to this concept,current study was conducted with objectives to identify the families having children with disruptive behavior problems,to determine the effect of (parent child interactive therapy) PCIT on disruptive behavior level,to find out the association between disruptive behavior of the children with selected demographic variable.Materials and Methods: A quasi –experimental study was carried out with total 40 number of samples by using total enumeration sampling technique.The intervention was carried out under the guidance of guide and experts.Each Individual was exposed to the therapy for duration of 1 hour,twice a week . Child Directed Session 30 MIN and Parent Directed Session30 mins. Total no.of 5 session was carried out. After completion of intervention,changing behaviour was assessed by eyeberg scale. Result: Study concluded that in experimental group 90% children shown mild disruptive behavior and 10% children found moderate disruptive behavior before giving intervention, and after intervention 10% children did not show any disruptive behavior and,90% children had mild disruptive behavior . And there was statistically significant association between disruptive behavior of children with type of family, education of father, education of mother . Conclusion: There was significant difference between the scores of pre-test and post -test level of disruptive behavior of the children in experimental group as ’p’ value (0.025*) at 0.05 level of significan [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]