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<p>Problematic social media use (PSMU) is widespread among college students in the United States (U.S). Mindfulness may protect against PSMU and its negative effect on mental health; however, few studies have investigated this influence with U.S. samples. The current study examined associations between four mindfulness constructs, PSMU, and six mental health indicators. The sample consisted of U.S. college students (<i>N</i> = 206; <i>M</i> age = 18.98 years old, <i>SD</i> = 1.11; 87% women). Multivariate model results determined that impermanence acceptance was the only mindfulness construct to be significantly associated with PSMU when all other constructs were considered in the model. Models predicting mental health indicators showed unique patterns where some, but not all, mindfulness constructs were significantly associated with mental health, except for self-compassion, which was an independent predictor of all mental health indicators. Moderation analyses revealed four significant interaction effects with mindfulness, suggesting better mental health when high levels of mindfulness and low levels of PSMU are present. Findings are discussed in the context of developing interventions to address specific mental health concerns among college students by utilizing tailored mindfulness-based techniques.</p>

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Mindfulness and associated constructs as moderators of the relationship between problematic social media use and mental health

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    2026年7月8日

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  • Nicholas Tarantino,
  • Charlene Collibee,
  • Joemari Pulido,
  • Alexa Wang

摘要

Problematic social media use (PSMU) is widespread among college students in the United States (U.S). Mindfulness may protect against PSMU and its negative effect on mental health; however, few studies have investigated this influence with U.S. samples. The current study examined associations between four mindfulness constructs, PSMU, and six mental health indicators. The sample consisted of U.S. college students (N = 206; M age = 18.98 years old, SD = 1.11; 87% women). Multivariate model results determined that impermanence acceptance was the only mindfulness construct to be significantly associated with PSMU when all other constructs were considered in the model. Models predicting mental health indicators showed unique patterns where some, but not all, mindfulness constructs were significantly associated with mental health, except for self-compassion, which was an independent predictor of all mental health indicators. Moderation analyses revealed four significant interaction effects with mindfulness, suggesting better mental health when high levels of mindfulness and low levels of PSMU are present. Findings are discussed in the context of developing interventions to address specific mental health concerns among college students by utilizing tailored mindfulness-based techniques.