Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Schools: Addressing Social Media Burnout and Enhancing Well-Being in Adolescents.
Süleyman Ünlü, Kıvanç Uzun, Gökmen Arslan
Children (Basel, Switzerland) June 23, 2025 DOI: 10.3390/children12070826 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 32 |
| Population | High school students in Türkiye |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based psychoeducational intervention |
| Duration | Six-week intervention, 30-day follow-up |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Adolescents Mindfulness-based intervention Social media burnout Subjective well-being |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | The mindfulness-based intervention significantly reduced social media burnout and enhanced subjective well-being among adolescents, with effects sustained at a 30-day follow-up. |
Abstract
Background: This study examined the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based psychoeducational intervention in addressing social media burnout and enhancing subjective well-being among adolescents.
Methods: A total of 138 high school students in Türkiye were screened, and 32 were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 16) receiving a six-week intervention or a control group (n = 16) receiving no treatment. The intervention included weekly sessions focused on present-moment awareness, digital detox strategies, emotional regulation, and self-compassion. Data were collected using self-report scales measuring social media burnout and subjective well-being, and were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests, including the Mann-Whitney U test and the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test.
Results: The results demonstrated significant improvements in the experimental group, including reduced burnout and enhanced well-being, with the effects sustained at a 30-day follow-up.
Conclusions: These findings suggest that school-based mindfulness programs can serve as effective and scalable tools to foster psychological resilience and digital well-being in adolescents.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
Citations in the library
Cites 10
- Mechanisms of mindfulness Journal of Clinical Psychology December 29, 2005
- A mindfulness-based intervention to increase resilience to stress in university students (the Mindful Student Study): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial The Lancet Public Health December 18, 2017
- Mindfulness cognitive-based therapy combined with metaphor therapy can improve problematic social media use. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2025
- Enhancing Subjective Well-Being in Taiwanese University Students Through an Eight-Week Mindfulness-Based Program: A Pilot Study Behavioral Sciences November 26, 2024
- RETRACTED ARTICLE: Social media usage and students’ social anxiety, loneliness and well-being: does digital mindfulness-based intervention effectively work? BMC Psychology October 31, 2023
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