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Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research 2/2017

17-02-2016 | Original Article

Intrusive thoughts: linking spontaneous mind wandering and OCD symptomatology

Auteurs: Paul Seli, Evan F. Risko, Christine Purdon, Daniel Smilek

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 2/2017

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Abstract

One recent line of research in the literature on mind wandering has been concerned with examining rates of mind wandering in special populations, such as those characterized by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dysphoria, and schizophrenia. To best conceptualize mind wandering in studies examining special populations, it has recently been suggested that researchers distinguish between deliberate and spontaneous subtypes of this experience. Extending this line of research on mind wandering in special populations, in a large non-clinical sample (N = 2636), we examined how rates of deliberate and spontaneous mind wandering vary with symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Results indicate that, whereas deliberate mind wandering is not associated with OCD symptomatology, spontaneous mind wandering is, with higher reports of spontaneous mind wandering being associated with higher reports of OCD symptoms. We discuss the implications of these results for understanding both mind wandering and OCD.
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Note that, prior to conducting these regression analyses, we standardized all of the variables that were to be included in these analyses so that the BCa 95 % CIs reflected standardized (rather than unstandardized) values. This allows for direct correspondence among the confidence intervals and the standardized betas.
 
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We thank Dr. Yana Weinstein for providing these suggestions.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Intrusive thoughts: linking spontaneous mind wandering and OCD symptomatology
Auteurs
Paul Seli
Evan F. Risko
Christine Purdon
Daniel Smilek
Publicatiedatum
17-02-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in
Psychological Research / Uitgave 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-016-0756-3

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