Mindfulness and the social media

Shonin, E., Van Gordon, W. ORCID: 0000-0002-5648-3043 and Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, 2014. Mindfulness and the social media. Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism, 4 (5). ISSN 2044-9038

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Abstract

The number of people engaging in and using social media has increased substantially over the past decade. Recent research has also suggested that a minority of individuals appear to be addicted to social media (e.g., so-called ‘Facebook addiction’). Another area that has seen substantial growth during the same time period is the use of mindfulness. Following a brief overview of both excessive social media use and the basic concepts relating to what mindfulness is, this paper briefly reviews some of the main issues in these two areas and suggests that mindfulness might be a useful therapeutic intervention that alleviates problems associated with social media use (given that mindfulness has been used successfully in the treatment of other behavioral addictions such as addictions to gambling and work). In light of the few studies carried out on excessive social media usage, it is concluded there is a need for more methodologically robust research exploring the prevalence, aetiology, and correlates of maladaptive social media behaviour.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism
Creators:	Shonin, E., Van Gordon, W. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	OMICS International
Date:	2014
Volume:	4
Number:	5
ISSN:	2044-9038
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.4172/2165-7912.1000194 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	28 Oct 2015 10:34
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2022 08:39
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25989

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