Investigating the Effectiveness of a Virtual-Reality-Based Mindfulness Intervention on Internet Gaming Disorder
Behavioral Sciences November 27, 2024 Selma Tvrtković, Pınar Ünal‐Aydın 6 citations
A brief virtual-reality-based mindfulness intervention reduced symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder and weekend gaming time in a small, non-randomized sample of nine participants who met symptom criteria. The intervention consisted of four weekly 20-minute mindfulness sessions. The authors suggest that combining mindfulness with virtual reality may be a cost- and time-effective approach that could improve treatment adherence, particularly for younger gamers. They note the need for larger, randomized, longitudinal studies to validate these preliminary findings.