The effect of mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan on mobile phone addiction among male college students is associated with executive functions.
PloS one January 1, 2025 Jizhao Li, Dongling Wang, Shuang Bai et al. 6 citations
An eight-week program of mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan (MTCC) reduced mobile phone addiction in male college students. The intervention group's post-program addiction score was 46.09, compared to 56.55 in the control group, a significant difference. Mindfulness levels and specific executive functions—inhibition and shifting accuracy—also improved significantly, while updating showed no change. Changes in inhibition partially mediated the reduction in addiction, accounting for 40% of the effect. The findings suggest that MTCC enhances cognitive control, which may help prevent addictive behaviors.