Mind-wandering, how do I measure thee with probes? Let me count the ways

Y Weinstein - Behavior research methods, 2018 - Springer
In the past decade, a new field has formed to investigate the concept of mind-wandering, or
task-unrelated thought. The state of mind-wandering is typically contrasted with being on …

Goal commitments and the content of thoughts and dreams: Basic principles

E Klinger - Frontiers in psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
A few empirically supported principles can account for much of the thematic content of
waking thought, including rumination, and dreams.(1) An individual's commitments to …

The emotion regulation questionnaire: psychometric properties in general community samples

DA Preece, R Becerra, K Robinson… - Journal of personality …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) is a 10-item self-report measure of 2
emotion regulation strategies, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. It is a …

The efficacy of a brief app-based mindfulness intervention on psychosocial outcomes in healthy adults: A pilot randomised controlled trial

L Champion, M Economides, C Chandler - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Previous evidence suggests that mindfulness training may improve aspects of
psychosocial well-being. Whilst mindfulness is traditionally taught in person, consumers are …

Establishing the theoretical components of alexithymia via factor analysis: Introduction and validation of the attention-appraisal model of alexithymia

D Preece, R Becerra, A Allan, K Robinson… - … and individual differences, 2017 - Elsevier
Alexithymia is an important mental health construct, but there is continuing debate regarding
its definition and measurement. We attempt to resolve this definitional uncertainty in two …

Young and restless: validation of the Mind-Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ) reveals disruptive impact of mind-wandering for youth

MD Mrazek, DT Phillips, MS Franklin… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Mind-wandering is the focus of extensive investigation, yet until recently there has been no
validated scale to directly measure trait levels of task-unrelated thought. Scales commonly …

The psychometric assessment of alexithymia: Development and validation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

D Preece, R Becerra, K Robinson, J Dandy… - Personality and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alexithymia is a trait comprising people's ability to focus attention on and accurately
appraise their own emotions. Its assessment is of clinical interest because people who have …

[HTML][HTML] Mind-wandering and negative mood: Does one thing really lead to another?

GL Poerio, P Totterdell, E Miles - Consciousness and cognition, 2013 - Elsevier
Mind-wandering is closely connected with negative mood. Whether negative mood is a
cause or consequence of mind-wandering remains an important, unresolved, issue. We …

Psychometric evaluation of Chinese-language 44-item and 10-item big five personality inventories, including correlations with chronotype, mindfulness and mind …

R Carciofo, J Yang, N Song, F Du, K Zhang - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The 44-item and 10-item Big Five Inventory (BFI) personality scales are widely used, but
there is a lack of psychometric data for Chinese versions. Eight surveys (total N= 2,496 …

A multi-faceted approach to understanding individual differences in mind-wandering

MK Robison, AL Miller, N Unsworth - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study examined a multi-faceted approach to individual differences in mind-
wandering. Further, the influence of task demands as a moderator of inter-individual …