Table 2.
Comparisons of Content Ratings Across Reports of Intentional and Unintentional Mind Wandering Using Data Only from Participants Contributing Responses to Each of the Two Mind-Wandering Cells (N = 116, df = 115)
| Mind-Wandering Type | M | SD | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | |||||
| Future Orientation | Intentional | 53.66 | 25.10 | 3.097 | .002* |
| Unintentional | 45.20 | 22.45 | |||
| Past Orientation | Intentional | 35.04 | 22.21 | −0.767 | .444 |
| Unintentional | 36.74 | 22.40 | |||
| Self-Referential | Intentional | 61.16 | 23.58 | 1.595 | .114 |
| Unintentional | 57.19 | 22.34 | |||
| Other-Referential | Intentional | 49.82 | 25.78 | 0.575 | .566 |
| Unintentional | 48.48 | 22.89 | |||
| Valence | Intentional | 59.44 | 19.54 | 2.165 | .032 |
| Unintentional | 56.00 | 17.87 | |||
| Images | Intentional | 49.79 | 23.14 | −0.044 | .965 |
| Unintentional | 49.90 | 22.64 | |||
| Words | Intentional | 53.11 | 27.41 | 2.247 | .027 |
| Unintentional | 47.84 | 24.28 | |||
| Intrusiveness | Intentional | 45.04 | 21.81 | 1.299 | .196 |
| Unintentional | 42.65 | 21.40 | |||
| Vagueness | Intentional | 37.64 | 21.08 | −5.067 | <.001* |
| Unintentional | 48.96 | 21.94 |
Note.
*
p < .006, 2-tailed; For detailed explanations of each content item, see Table 1.