Table 1.
Overview of the results from analyses of variance for items assessing thought content and positive-negative affect, including the trials where participants reported mind-wandering.
| Item topic | Significant effects | F-Value | Sign. | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: Items assessing thought-content (while controlling for the tempo of the music excerpts) | ||||
| «Valence» | heroic-sad | F(1,55.86) = 34.74 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.58 |
| «Arousal» | heroic-sad | F(1,56.31) = 72.89 | p < 0.0001 | d = 2.27 |
| «Motivation» | heroic-sad | F(1,54.12) = 49.84 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.92 |
| «Constructiveness» | heroic-sad | F(1,54.42) = 12.53 | p = 0.0008 | d = 0.96 |
| «Meta-awareness» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Controlled focus of attention» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Self-involvement» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Involvement of others» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Temporal orientation of thoughts» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Relevance to current life-situation» | no sign. effects | |||
| B: Items assessing thought-content (while controlling for physiological arousal) | ||||
| «Valence» | heroic-sad | F(1,69.31) = 38.01 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.50 |
| «Arousal» | heroic-sad | F(1,65.02) = 73.35 | p < 0.0001 | d = 2.15 |
| «Motivation» | heroic-sad | F(1,60.64) = 48.97 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.81 |
| «Constructiveness» | heroic-sad | F(1,60.74) = 17.71 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.09 |
| «Meta-awareness» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Controlled focus of attention» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Self-involvement» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Involvement of others» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Temporal orientation of thoughts» | no sign. effects | |||
| «Relevance to current life-situation» | no sign. effects | |||
| C: Positive-negative affect scale (while controlling for physiological arousal) 25 | ||||
| «positive affect» | heroic-sad | F(1,58.06) = 29.11 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.42 |
| «negative affect» | heroic-sad | F(1,61.00) = 9.73 | p = 0.0028 | d = 0.80 |
| «inspired» | heroic-sad | F(1,62.59) = 33.95 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.47 |
| «determined» | heroic-sad | F(1,60.18) = 31.62 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.45 |
| «active» | heroic-sad | F(1,59.65) = 29.02 | p < 0.0001 | d = 1.39 |
| «afraid» | heroic-sad | F(1,59.44) = 14.46 | p = 0.0003 | d = 0.99 |
| «alert» | heroic-sad | F(1,58.95) = 11.41 | p = 0.0013 | d = 0.88 |
| «upset» | no sign. effects | |||
| «hostile» | no sign. effects | |||
| «ashamed» | no sign. effects | |||
| «nervous» | no sign. effects | |||
| «attentive» | no sign. effects | |||