Association between internet addiction and mindfulness
Ayumu Kubaru, Hiroki Murakami · 2026
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Ayumu Kubaru and Hiroki Murakami ask which side of mindfulness guards against internet addiction in a 2026 paper. Mindfulness training is known to go with lighter internet overuse, but which part helps most was unclear. The team tested 134 Japanese university students with standard tests for addiction tendency and for five mindfulness facets, such as observing, describing, and acting with awareness.
The total score tracked lower addiction scores, as did two facets: non-judging of inner experience and acting with awareness. When all five facets were tested in one model, only acting with awareness stayed a clear predictor. The authors suggest that training aimed at those two facets, above all aware action, may work better against compulsive internet use.
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| CREATOR | Ayumu Kubaru, Hiroki Murakami |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |