Validation of the “Mind-Wandering Spontaneous (MW-S) and the Mind-Wandering Deliberate (MW-D)” scales. Individual Differences in Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind-wandering and the Tendency to Experience Positive and Negative Affect

Diplôme Master Validation of the “Mind-Wandering Spontaneous (MW-S) and the Mind-Wandering Deliberate (MW-D)” scales. Individual Differences in Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind-wandering and the Tendency to Experience Positive and Negative Affect eng 2019 author Driebergen Phebe Petra 632887 director Brinkmann Kerstin 0000-0002-2075-9677 135499 The Mind-wandering Spontaneous and Mind-wandering Deliberate scales (Carriere, Seli & Smilek, 2013) were first translated into French and then were answered, along with questionnaires measuring overall mind-wandering and attention lapses frequency as well as trait positive and negative affect, by 179 participants through an online survey. Psychometric properties of the MW-S and the MW-D were assessed and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the French version of the scales have satisfactory validity and reliability. Correlational analyses demonstrated that spontaneous mind-wandering was positively associated with trait negative affect and uniquely, negatively associated with trait positive affect. Contrary to predictions, neither positive nor negative trait affect were related to deliberate mind-wandering. Results support the utility, reliability and validity of the MW-S and the MW-D scales, enabling researchers working with French-speaking populations to finally be able to dissociate spontaneous from deliberate mind-wandering when investigating mind-wandering. Dewey 150 Maîtrise universitaire en psychologie 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 591 Geneva Motivation Lab 7bfbb916-d164-4875-a90f-6127232978e1 Master thesis Public DRIEBERGEN_Phebe_MA_Sept_2019.pdf 486874 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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Validation of the “Mind-Wandering Spontaneous (MW-S) and the Mind-Wandering Deliberate (MW-D)” scales. Individual Differences in Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind-wandering and the Tendency to Experience Positive and Negative Affect				2019	1,043	5,502

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