Objective

In the last decade, the research about mind-wandering (MW) significantly improved and allowed us to depth the phenomenology of thoughts. Prototypically, excessive MW was linked with ADHD symptoms. However, many studies have demonstrated the need to relate the type of mind-wandering with specific phenomenological presentations.

Method

Participants (N = 53; 54.7% male; age range 18–36 years) selfreported the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS), and they were investigated for ADHD, impulsivity levels, and anxiety/depressive symptoms.

Results

The exploratory analysis indicated a meaningful correlation between MEWS and anxiety traits and depressive symptoms. There was no significant relationship with ADHD symptoms.

Conclusion

These findings based our discussion about MW’s phenomenology considering the novel classification model based on the consideration of clinical markers such as thoughts’ content.

中文翻译：

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解开走神现象学

客观的

在过去的十年里，关于思想游荡（MW）的研究有了显着的进步，使我们能够深入研究思想的现象学。典型地，过多的 MW 与 ADHD 症状有关。然而，许多研究表明需要将走神类型与特定的现象学表现联系起来。

方法

参与者（N = 53；54.7% 男性；年龄范围 18-36 岁）自我报告了思维过度游走量表 (MEWS)，并调查了他们的多动症、冲动水平和焦虑/抑郁症状。

结果

探索性分析表明 MEWS 与焦虑特征和抑郁症状之间存在有意义的相关性。与多动症症状没有显着关系。

结论

这些发现基于我们对 MW 现象学的讨论，考虑到基于临床标志物（如思想内容）的新分类模型。