Programming paragraph styles using the Javascript

I am exporting xml into a indesign template and then creating a .jpeg programmaticatlly. On conversion, is there anyway to format the xml so that paragraph styles are applied?

Let me be clear:
1. We have some xml i.e.
<?xml version="1.0"?><Root Customer="BusinessCard" xmlns="" ID="0"><Story><Story><Field ID="1" Label="Fullname" Type="TextBox" Required="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx="">JohnDoe</Field><Field ID="2" Label="Job Title" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx=""></Field><Field ID="3" Label="Telephone" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="T " Suffix="" RegEx="">T 0123456456</Field><Field ID="5" Label="Mobile" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="M " Suffix="" RegEx="">M 0123456789</Field><Field ID="6" Label="Email" Type="TextBox" Required="True" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx="">[email protected]</Field></Story><Field ID="7" Label="Address1" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx=""></Field><Field ID="8" Label="Address2" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx=""></Field><Field ID="9" Label="Address3" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx="">Middlesex T5 4566</Field><Field ID="11" Label="Postcode" Type="TextBox" Required="False" Prefix="" Suffix="" RegEx="">Visit uytyu</Field></Story></Root>
2 We have an indesign template. template.indd
3. We import the xml into the template programatically and need to apply character styles to the prefixes on mobile, and telephone numbers.
4. We need to apply the character styles in the .jsx script that then exports the image as a jpeg and a pdf.

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