DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF MOBEEN & QURESHI DIGITAL MINDFULNESS SCALE (MQDMS 2026)

Abstract

The digital technology become necessity now where, it enhances productivity, creativity, and communication, it also comes with risks: digital addiction, anxiety, sleep disruption, and a constant sense of urgency. Digital mindfulness can enhance our wellbeing, reduce stress and overwhelm, and cultivate a healthier relationship with technology. This concept emphasizes cultivating awareness of digital habits, establishing boundaries, and intentional technology use. However, a standardized assessment tool for digital mindfulness remains limited, highlighting a significant gap in current research. Thus, purpose of study is to develop and validate Digital mindfulness scale. A mixed research design was used, consisting of two phases; Qualitative for items generation (n=90) and quantitative phase for Scale development (n=250), and establishing psychometric properties and validation (n= 320) individuals with age range 18 – 50. for the present study. To determine the underlying structure of the DMS scale, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was employed, followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate and confirm the structure. The EFA revealed a unifactorial structure consisting 14 items, accounting 30.34% of total variance.  for the scale, which was subsequently confirmed by the CFA. scale demonstrate good internal consistency( α = .82).its construct, convergent and discriminant  validity also established. The Findings indicate that the digital Mindfulness scale is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing mindful engagement with digital technologies. The study contributes a measurement scale, which is currently not available in the marketing literature. The scale can be effectively use in research, education and clinical settings to examine well-being and to inform intervention aimed at promoting healthier digital technology use.