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Effectiveness of web-based mindfulness program on college students with social network addiction.

Li Yang, Lv Na, Jia Xiang Rui

Medicine March 1, 2023 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033022 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed
Sample size 66
Population College students with social network addiction
Topics Anxiety Meditation Addiction
Keywords Humans Students Internet Social networking
Key findings A web-based mindfulness cultivation program, combining group training and self-cultivation, produced significant group-by-time interaction effects on addiction level, anxiety, depression, and perceived stress among college students with social network addiction. The authors conclude the program can improve addiction levels and negative emotions in this population.

Abstract

Aims: In this study a web-based mindfulness cultivation program was implemented to investigate its effectiveness on the addiction symptoms and negative emotions of college students with social network addiction.

Methods: A total of 66 students were recruited and randomly divided into the intervention group or the control group. Participants in the intervention group received a web-based mindfulness cultivation program including the group training and self-cultivating. The primary outcome was addiction level, and the secondary outcome was anxiety, depression and perceived stress. Repeated measures analysis of variance were utilized to analyze the differences between the control and intervention group over the course of the intervention and the follow-up.

Results: There were significant interaction effects on addiction level (F = 39.39, P < .00), anxiety (F = 31.17, P < .00), depression (F = 37.93, P < .00) and perceived stress (F = 22.04, P < .00).

Conclusion: A web-based mindfulness cultivation program could improve the addiction level and negative emotions of college students with social network addiction.

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