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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Mindfulness
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1518860
This article is part of the Research Topic Applications of Mindfulness in Media and Communication Studies View all 4 articles

Hoarding knowledge or hoarding stress? Investigating the Link Between Digital Hoarding and Cognitive Failures Among Chinese College Students

Provisionally accepted
Yan Liu Yan Liu 1Yaorong Liu Yaorong Liu 2*
  • 1 Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
  • 2 Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangzhou, China

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    Introduction: Digital hoarding is defined as the persistent accumulation of digital content and an unwillingness to delete it. This behavior has been found to be particularly prevalent among young people. This study aims to explore the impact of digital hoarding on cognitive failures, examining fatigue as a mediator and mindfulness as a moderator.Method: A total of 801 participants were recruited to complete a survey that contained measures of digital hoarding, fatigue, mindfulness, and cognitive failures. The hypothesized moderated mediation model was tested using Models 4 and 8 from the PROCESS macro in SPSS.Results: 1) Digital hoarding positively predicted cognitive failures. 2) Fatigue mediated the relationship between digital hoarding and cognitive failures. 3) Mindfulness moderated both the direct effect of digital hoarding on cognitive failures and the first segment of the mediating role of fatigue.Discussion: This study contributes to a deeper understanding of digital hoarding. It also highlights the great potential of mindfulness in mitigating the negative effects of digital hoarding, and provides students with practical strategies for developing healthier and more balanced digital habits.

    Keywords: Digital hoarding, Fatigue, mindfulness, Cognitive failures, digital information management

    Received: 29 Oct 2024; Accepted: 02 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yaorong Liu, Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangzhou, China

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