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	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Theoretical & cognitive psychology
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/131563

Title :	Using the daydreaming frequency scale to investigate the relationships between mind-wandering, psychological well-being, and present-moment awareness
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Stawarczyk, David [Université de Liège - ULg > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive >]
	Majerus, Steve [Université de Liège - ULg > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive >]
	Van der Linden, Martial [Université de Liège - ULg > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive >]
	D'Argembeau, Arnaud [Université de Liège - ULg > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive >]
Publication date :	2012
Journal title :	Frontiers in Psychology [=FPSYG]
Publisher :	Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation
Volume :	3
Pages :	363
Audience :	International
e-ISSN :	1664-1078
City :	Pully
Country :	Switzerland
Keywords :	[en] mind-wandering ; daydreaming ; mindful awareness ; encoding style ; psychological distress ; well-being
Abstract :	[en] Recent findings have shown that mind-wandering – the occurrence of stimulusindependent and task-unrelated thoughts – is associated with negative affect and lower psychological well-being. However, it remains unclear whether this relationship is due to the occurrence of mind-wandering per se or to the fact that people who mind wander more tend to be generally less attentive to present-moment experience. In three studies, we first validate a French translation of a retrospective self-report questionnaire widely used to assess the general occurrence of mind-wandering in daily life – the Daydreaming Frequency Scale. Using this questionnaire, we then show that the relationship between mind-wandering frequency and psychological distress is fully accounted for by individual differences in dispositional mindful awareness and encoding style.These findings suggest that it may not be mind-wandering per se that is responsible for psychological distress, but rather the general tendency to be less aware and attentive to the present-moment. Thus, although mind-wandering and present-moment awareness are related constructs, they are not reducible to one another, and are distinguishable in terms of their relationship with psychological well-being.
Funders :	Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Communauté française de Belgique) - F.R.S.-FNRS
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/131563
Other URL :	http://www.frontiersin.org/personality_science_and_individual_differences/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00363/abstract

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