Mindfulness and Media Use

In current research, there is increasing evidence that mindfulness is a protective factor against automatic, habitual, unconscious and therefore often dysfunctional and harmful media use. As part of our project, we tested this empirically in several steps. In two studies, we examined whether participation in mindfulness training influences mobile phone and internet use as well as the well-being of the participants and thus better understand how people can take advantage of the positive effects of new technologies and at the same time not be stressed by them. In another study, we investigated the relationships between dispositional mindfulness, dysfunctional and automatic mobile phone use, stress and well-being in a representative cross-sectional survey. We are currently working on further studies on this topic and on a literature review on mindfulness and media use.

Project Duration

Since January 2019

Publications

Consciously connected: The role of mindfulness for mobile phone connectedness and stress (2023)

Hefner, D. & Freytag, A.* (2023). Consciously connected: The role of mindfulness for mobile phone connectedness and stress. Media Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2023.2253732


Presentations

Mindful perspectives: Exploring the possibilities for integrating the concept of mindfulness in mobile communication studies (2023)

Freytag, A. & Hefner, D. (2023, May). Mindful perspectives: Exploring the possibilities for integrating the concept of mindfulness in mobile communication studies. Presentation at the 73rd annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25th to 29th 2023, Toronto, Canada.


Worth the hype? Integrating the concept of mindfulness in studying mobile communication (2023)

Freytag, A. & Hefner, D. (2023, May). Worth the hype? Integrating the concept of mindfulness in studying mobile communication. Panel organization at the 73rd annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 25th to 29th 2023, Toronto, Canada.


Mindful connectedness – De-automatizing effects of mindfulness training on mental and behavioral mobile phone connectedness (2022)

Hefner, D. & Freytag, A. (2022, September). Mindful connectedness – De-automatizing effects of mindfulness training on mental and behavioral mobile phone connectedness. Lecture at the Congress of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs Congress), September 10th to 15th, 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.


Mindfulness via app: a contradiction in terms? A quasi-experimental study on the influence of the meditation app 7Mind on smartphone use (2022)

Freytag, A., Kittmann, S., & Hefner, D. (2022, June). Achtsamkeit per App: Ein Widerspruch in sich? Eine quasi-experimentelle Untersuchung zum Einfluss der Meditationsapp 7Mind auf den Umgang mit dem Smartphone. Presentation at the annual conference of the Reception and Impact Research Section of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK), June 7th to 9th, 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany.


Stress buffer or catalyst? Moderating effects of social support and mindfulness practices on stress-induced automated attachment to the smartphone (2022)

Hefner, D. & Freytag, A. (2022, June). Stresspuffer oder -katalysator? Moderierende Effekte von Social Support und Achtsamkeitspraktiken auf durch Stress ausgelöste automatisierte Verbundenheit mit dem Smartphone. Presentation at the annual conference of the Reception and Impact Research Section of the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK), June 7th to 9th, 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany.


Mindful Mobile Phone Use: A Structural Equation Model of Mindfulness, Mobile Phone Connectedness, and Stress(2022)

Hefner, D. & Freytag, A. (2022, May). Mindful Mobile Phone Use: A Structural Equation Model of Mindfulness, Mobile Phone Connectedness, and Stress. Presentation at the 72th annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 26th to 30th, 2022, Paris, France.


Effects of Mindfulness Training Via App on Cognitive and Behavioural Connectedness to the Mobile Phone (2022)

Freytag, A., Kittmann, S., & Hefner, D. (2022, May). Effects of Mindfulness Training Via App on Cognitive and Behavioural Connectedness to the Mobile Phone. Presentation at the 72th annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 26th to 30th, 2022, Paris, France.


Mindful Mobile Phone Use: Effects of MBSR on Online Vigilance, Multitasking, and Habitual Smartphone Use (2021)

Hefner, D. Freytag, A. (2021, May). Mindful Mobile Phone Use: Effects of MBSR on Online Vigilance, Multitasking, and Habitual Smartphone Use. Presentation at the 71st annual meeting of the International Communication Association (ICA), May 27th to 31st, 2021 [digital].


Simply mindful? A quasi-experiment on the influence of mindfulness training (MBSR) on smartphone use (2021)

Hefner D. & Freytag, A. (2021, April). Einfach achtsam? Ein Quasi-Experiment zum Einfluss von Achtsamkeitstraining (MBSR) auf den Umgang mit dem Smartphone. Lecture at the Three-country conference for Communication science #Kommunikation #(R)Evolution: On the transformation of communication in the digital society, April 7th to 9th, 2021, Zurich, Siwtzerland [digital].


 

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