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ArticleInternet interventions2021

Streaming mindfulness: Well-being and mindfulness among subscribers to a video streaming service.

Greenberry Taylor, Jordan Alpert, T Franklin Waddell, Carma L Bylund

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Article in Internet interventions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Greenberry TaylorDepartment of Communication, School of Creative Arts and Letters, Flagler College, Saint Augustine, FL, United States of America.
Jordan AlpertDepartment of Advertising, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
T Franklin WaddellDepartment of Journalism, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
Carma L BylundDepartment of Public Relations, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInternet and smartphone technology have advanced the dissemination of mindfulness practices and philosophy. This study explored how individuals interact with Spectiv, a subscription-based video streaming service (VSS) that advertises content for meditation, and measured levels of mindfulness and well-being. We hypothesized that users engaging with Spectiv for longer sessions and on a regular basis would report higher levels of mindfulness and well-being.

methodA 46-question online survey was developed and distributed to all active subscribers of Spectiv (N = 119). The survey included two validated scales: (1) The Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale, and (2) The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. A series of one-way ANOVAs were performed, along with a simple linear regression and descriptive statistics.

resultsUsers reported relaxation as the most common activity. Levels of mindfulness and well-being were significantly higher for users whose session-duration lasted 2 hours (

conclusionVSS could be valuable to facilitating mindfulness. Users engaging with a VSS for longer durations and more frequently may be more likely to experience benefits. Future research using controlled designs such as randomized control trials and feasibility studies should be conducted to determine if VSS can maintain or increase levels of mindfulness and well-being.

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Emerging technologyExploratory studyMindfulnessNonclinicalVideo streamingWell-being

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PMID34401378
PMCPMC8350607

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