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Association between internet addiction and mindfulness.

Ayumu Kubaru¹, Hiroki Murakami¹

¹Department of Psychology, Oita University, Oita, Japan.

Frontiers in Psychology

|May 25, 2026

Summary

Mindfulness, particularly non-judging and acting with awareness, is linked to lower Internet addiction. Focusing interventions on these mindfulness facets may help reduce problematic internet use.

Keywords:

acting with awareness internet addiction mindfulness non-judging observing

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Area of Science:

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Behavioral Science

Background:

Mindfulness is known to be negatively associated with Internet addiction.
The specific mechanisms through which mindfulness influences Internet addiction require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the relationship between individual mindfulness facets and Internet addiction.
To identify which facets of mindfulness are most strongly associated with reduced Internet addiction.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Japanese versions of the Internet Addiction Test and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ).
Investigated associations in a sample of 134 undergraduate and graduate students.

Main Results:

Total FFMQ scores and the non-judging and acting with awareness facets showed negative correlations with Internet addiction.
Multiple regression analysis revealed 'acting with awareness' as a significant negative predictor of Internet addiction.

Conclusions:

Interventions for Internet addiction could be more effective by targeting the 'non-judging' and 'acting with awareness' facets of mindfulness.
These findings highlight specific mindfulness skills for developing targeted interventions for Internet addiction.