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Mind-wandering in daily life in depressed individuals: An experience sampling study.
Welhaf, Matthew S; Mata, Jutta; Jaeggi, Susanne M; Buschkuehl, Martin; Jonides, John; Gotlib, Ian H; Thompson, Renee J.
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  • Welhaf MS; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Electronic address: wmatt@wustl.edu.
  • Mata J; School of Social Sciences, Health Psychology, University of Mannheim, Germany.
  • Jaeggi SM; Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, USA.
  • Buschkuehl M; MIND Research Institute, USA.
  • Jonides J; University of Michigan, USA.
  • Gotlib IH; Department of Psychology, Stanford University, USA.
  • Thompson RJ; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
J Affect Disord ; 366: 244-253, 2024 Dec 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39181165
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

A diagnostic criterion for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is difficulty concentrating and increased distractibility. One form of distraction that occurs in everyday life is mind-wandering. The current study aims to test how individuals with MDD and healthy controls differ in their mind-wandering in everyday life.

METHODS:

Adults diagnosed with MDD (n = 53) and healthy controls (n = 53) completed a week of experience sampling, with prompts administered up to eight times per day. At each prompt, participants reported the occurrence and characteristics of their mind-wandering. They also reported levels of momentary negative affect (NA), positive affect (PA), and rumination.

RESULTS:

MDD participants reported mind-wandering almost twice as often as healthy control participants. Compared to healthy participants, MDD participants rated their mind-wandering as more negative, but did not differ in terms of temporal orientation. Higher NA and lower PA predicted mind-wandering in the MDD group but not healthy controls, even after controlling for rumination. Time-lagged analyses revealed that current mind-wandering predicted future levels of PA in MDD participants but not in healthy controls; in contrast, current NA and PA did not predict future mind-wandering.

LIMITATIONS:

Limitations include our examination of specific forms of mind-wandering (i.e., we did not sample the full spectrum of this construct).

CONCLUSIONS:

Individuals with MDD frequently report engaging in mind-wandering in everyday life, and this appears to be coupled with affect. Mind-wandering may have maladaptive effects in MDD and could serve as a target for intervention.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Atención / Afecto / Trastorno Depresivo Mayor / Evaluación Ecológica Momentánea Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Affect Disord Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Atención / Afecto / Trastorno Depresivo Mayor / Evaluación Ecológica Momentánea Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Affect Disord Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos