Metacognitive beliefs mediate the relationship between mind wandering and negative affect

Carciofo, Richard; Song, Nan; Du, Feng; Wang, Michelle M.; Zhang, Kan

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.033

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“…However, the present results suggested the need for deeper investigation of the quality or attitudes of awareness. A non-judging attitude may confer kindness toward inner experience (Hollis-Walker and Colosimo 2011) and allow one to enjoy daydreaming, without being critical of oneself for being not focused on external events (Carciofo et al 2017). We believe that we obtained a pioneering result consistent with the possibility of "mindful daydreaming," and such preliminary finding is of value considering the novelty of this idea.…”

Section: Theoretical Significancesupporting

confidence: 57%

“…Mindfulness would also enable more elaborate daydreaming by top-down control. (3) Carciofo et al (2017) found that the correlation between daydreaming and negative affect is mediated by negative appraisals of one's unwanted thoughts, such as beliefs that worrying will make one sick. (4) Finally, mindful individuals are more likely to enjoy quotidian experiences (e.g., washing dishes; Hanley et al 2015), and daydreaming may not be an exception.…”

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relation Between Daydreaming and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Otaku Contents and Mindfulness

Sugiura

2019

J Happiness Stud

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The relationship between daydreaming and well-being were examined with mindfulness and consumption of Otaku contents (animations and games) as potential moderators. Recent theory suggests that both the context and contents of daydreaming matter in determining the beneficial effects of daydreaming. Mindfulness is a candidate for the former, whereas Otaku contents represent one for the latter. Metacognitive awareness and intentionality of daydreaming, and accepting relationship with the same, may facilitate such beneficial effects. As Otaku consumers obsessively engage in the imaginative contents, they will be adept at enjoying daydreaming of favorite contents. In Study 1, a survey of a large adult sample (n = 800), hierarchical regression analysis was employed to predict wellbeing from the three-way interaction of daydreaming × mindfulness × Otaku consumption. Significant three-way interactions emerged, predicting both life satisfaction and psychological well-being. Those high on either the non-judging facet of mindfulness or Otaku consumption showed a positive relationship between daydreaming and life satisfaction. Those low on both non-judging mindfulness and Otaku consumption showed a negative relationship between daydreaming and psychological well-being. In Study 2 (n = 104), priming of Otaku contents was employed in lieu of individual differences in Otaku consumption. Without Otaku priming, higher mindfulness revealed a positive relationship between daydreaming and life satisfaction. In addition, Otaku priming with short stimulus viewing time showed a positive relationship between daydreaming and subjective well-being (life satisfaction/positive mood). The results suggested that both contents and context of daydreaming affect well-being.

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Section: Theoretical Significancesupporting

confidence: 57%

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relation Between Daydreaming and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Otaku Contents and Mindfulness

Sugiura

2019

J Happiness Stud

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“…The executive failure hypothesis of mind wandering is one of the widely known theories to shed light on the act of mind wandering (Mcvay and Kane, 2009, 2010, 2012). We explain this result as an executive failure of the FPCN in MW- and TCA-related regions that lead to higher levels of MW (Corbetta et al, 2008; Mittner et al, 2016), which resulted in a lower level of PA (Carciofo et al, 2017). Executive control is known to play an important role in the regulation of cognition (Duncan, 2010), positive emotion and cognitive control regions exhibit interplay (Stollstorff et al, 2013), and there exists a different interpretation that the FPCN may suppress the negative content of mind wandering so that individuals feel happier.…”

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Thought Control Ability Moderates the Effect of Mind Wandering on Positive Affect via the Frontoparietal Control Network

Chen

Wei

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Front. Psychol.

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Mind wandering is a phenomenon that involves thoughts shifting away from a primary task to the process of dealing with other personal goals. A large number of studies have found that mind wandering can predict negative emotions, but researchers have seldom focused on the positive role of mind wandering. The current study aimed to explore the relationships among mind wandering, emotions and thought control ability, which is the ability to inhibit one’s own unpleasant or unwanted intrusive thoughts. Here, we collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) data from 368 participants who completed a set of questionnaires involving mind wandering, thought control ability and positive or negative emotions. The results revealed that (1) rsfMRI connectivity features related to thought control ability and mind wandering could divide individuals into two groups: HMW (high mind-wandering) group and LMW (low mind-wandering) group. The HMW group scored lower in thought control ability (TCA), higher in negative emotion (NE) and lower in positive emotion (PE) than the LMW group. (2) TCA moderated the association between MW and positive affect (PA). (3) Two groups exhibited different segregation within key nodes (SWKN) of the frontoparietal control network (FPCN), and the subsequent analysis showed that the SWKN of the FPCN was negatively correlated with PA. These findings indicate that TCA moderates the effect of mind wandering on affect via the FPCN, which may have important implications for our understanding of the positive role of mind wandering.

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“…The 30 items is a refinement of the original MCQ [29]. The Chinese version of MCQ-30 shown good psychometric properties and consists of five specific subscales: positive beliefs about worry, negative beliefs about uncontrollability of thoughts and danger, cognitive confidence, beliefs about the need to control thoughts and cognitive self-consciousness [30]. The response options for of each item ranged from 1 (do not agree) to 4 (agree very much).…”

Section: The Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (Mcq-30)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The response options for of each item ranged from 1 (do not agree) to 4 (agree very much). The MCQ-30 total was ranging from 30 subscales as does the original version [32]. The response to each item is "yes" or "no" with scored 1 or 0.…”

Section: The Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (Mcq-30)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Metacognitions about Health Questionnaire in college students

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Metacognitive beliefs mediate the relationship between mind wandering and negative affect

Cited by 26 publications

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Relation Between Daydreaming and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Otaku Contents and Mindfulness

Relation Between Daydreaming and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Otaku Contents and Mindfulness

Thought Control Ability Moderates the Effect of Mind Wandering on Positive Affect via the Frontoparietal Control Network

The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Metacognitions about Health Questionnaire in college students

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