Ecological momentary assessment of mind-wandering: meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Mind-wandering (MW) is a universal human phenomenon and revealing its nature contributes to understanding consciousness. The ecological momentary assessment (EMA), in which subjects report a momentary mental state, is a suitable method to investigate MW in a natural environment. Previous studies employed EMA to study MW and attempted to answer the most fundamental question: How often do we let our minds wander? However, reported MW occupancies vary widely among studies. Further, while some experimental settings may induce bias in MW reports, these designs have not been explored. Therefore, we searched PubMed and Web of Science for articles published until the end of 2020 and systematically reviewed 25 articles, and performed meta-analyses on 17 of them. Our meta-analysis found that people

SUBMITTER: Kawashima I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9938857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature