Table 2.
Contextual predictors of daily-life mind-wandering episodes.
| b±SE | t(71) | P | Prep | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative: | ||||
| I was doing this activity successfully. | −.541±.049 | −10.949 | .000 | .99 |
| I was trying to concentrate on what I was doing. | −.577±.057 | −10.135 | .000 | .99 |
| I like what I'm doing right now. | −.177±.024 | −7.421 | .000 | .99 |
| I am trying hard at what I’m doing right now. | −.155±.029 | −5.366 | .000 | .99 |
| I feel happy right now. | −.145±.033 | −4.358 | .000 | .99 |
| I'm good at what I'm doing right now. | −.124±.030 | −4.132 | .000 | .99 |
| What I'm doing right now is important. | −.083±.021 | −3.163 | .003 | .98 |
| It takes a lot of mental effort to do this activity. | −.077±.027 | −2.912 | .005 | .98 |
| Positive: | ||||
| I would prefer to do something else right now. | .168±.022 | 7.507 | .000 | .99 |
| What I'm doing right now is boring. | .173±.026 | 6.555 | .000 | .99 |
| There is a lot going on around me right now. | .063±.026 | 2.451 | .017 | .95 |
| I feel anxious right now. | .084±.032 | 2.259 | .027 | .94 |
| I feel tired right now. | .073±.032 | 2.259 | .027 | .94 |
| What I'm doing right now is stressful. | .050±.024 | 2.092 | .040 | .93 |
| Non-significant: | ||||
| What I'm doing now is mentally challenging. | −.043±.027 | −1.625 | .108 | .87 |
| What I'm doing now is related to schoolwork. | .029±.019 | 1.483 | .142 | .85 |
| What I'm doing right now is unusual for me. | −.007±.027 | −0.276 | .783 | .63 |
| I’m interacting with other people right now. | −.002±.019 | −0.123 | .903 | .54 |
Note: Parallel analyses from Kane et al. (2007) considered the contextual predictors of on-task thinking, and so the signs of the b and t values here are reversed compared to that study.