مجلة البحوث التربوية والتعليمية
Volume 13, Numéro 3, Pages 23-36
2024-12-21

The Relationship Between Mindfulness And Facebook Addiction Among University Students

Authors : Saad Ibrahim .

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the relationship between Mindfulness and Facebook Addiction among University students. This article used Brownn & Ryan Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). to measure the level of mindfulness among students of the university of M'sila, and Torsheim, Brunborg, & Pallesen Facebook addiction scale to measure the level of addiction of the same sample on Facebook. We used Pearson coefficient to examine the relationships between mindfulness and Facebook addiction. Dependent T-test was used to compare between the means of two groups in order to identify the gender differences. The results indicate an inverse relationship between mindfulness and Facebook Addiction among university students. Pearson’s coefficient estimated (rρ = -0.26). Additionally, no gender differences were observed in the level of mindfulness or Facebook addiction.

Keywords

Mindfulness ; Facebook Addiction ; University students