Previous research suggests that patterns of ongoing thought are heterogeneous, varying across situations and individuals. The current study investigated the influence of multiple tasks and affective style on ongoing patterns of thought. We used 9 different tasks and measured ongoing thought using multidimensional experience sampling. A Principal Component Analysis of the experience sampling data revealed four patterns of ongoing thought: episodic social cognition, unpleasant intrusive, concentration and self focus. Linear Mixed Modelling was used to conduct a series of exploratory analyses aimed at examining contextual distributions of these thought patterns. We found that different task contexts reliably evoke different thought patterns. Moreover, intrusive and negative thought pattern expression were influenced by individual affective style (depression level). The data establish the influence of task context and intrinsic features on ongoing thought, highlighting the importance of documenting how thought patterns emerge in cognitive tasks with different requirements.

先前的研究表明，持续思考的模式是异质的，因情况和个人而异。目前的研究调查了多项任务和情感风格对正在进行的思维模式的影响。我们使用了 9 个不同的任务，并使用多维经验抽样来衡量正在进行的思考。经验抽样数据的主成分分析揭示了四种持续思维模式：情景性社会认知、令人不快的侵入、专注和自我关注。线性混合建模用于进行一系列探索性分析，旨在检查这些思维模式的上下文分布。我们发现不同的任务上下文可靠地唤起了不同的思维模式。而且，侵入性和消极思维模式的表达受个人情感风格（抑郁水平）的影响。这些数据确定了任务上下文和内在特征对正在进行的思维的影响，突出了记录思维模式如何在具有不同要求的认知任务中出现的重要性。