Table 1.
Multidimensional experience sampling questions.
| Dimensions | Context [a] | Questions | 1 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task | D, L | My thoughts were related to my current activity and/or external environment. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Future | D, L | My thoughts were about the future. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Past | D, L | My thoughts were about the past. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Self | D, L | My thoughts involved myself. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Person [b] | D | My thoughts involved other people close to me. | Not at all | Completely | |
| D | My thoughts involved other people NOT close to me | Not at all | Completely | ||
| Person | L | My thoughts involved other people. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Emotion | D, L | My thoughts were …. | Very Negative | Very Positive | |
| Images | D, L | My thoughts were in the form of images. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Words | D, L | My thoughts were in the form of words. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Vivid | D, L | My thoughts were vivid. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Detailed | D, L | My thoughts were detailed and specific. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Habit | D, L | My thoughts had recurrent themes similar to those that I have had before. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Evolving | D, L | My thoughts tended to evolve in a series of steps. | Not at all | Completely | |
| Deliberate | D, L | My thoughts were: | Completely Spontaneous | Completely Deliberate | |
| NA [c] | D | My thoughts were conflicting/interfering with what I am trying to achieve right now | Not at all | Completely | |
| NA | D | My thoughts were helpful for goals that I am trying to achieve right now | Not at all | Completely | |
| NA | D | My thoughts were helpful for goals that I am trying to achieve (or avoid) in the future | Not at all | Completely | |
| NA | D | The content of my thoughts is important to me (i.e., it deals with something important in my life) | Not at all | Completely | |
| NA | D | I was trying to control the progression of my thoughts | Not at all | Completely | |
| NA | D | I wanted to have my thoughts | Not at all | Completely | |
Note:
For a full list of the PCA scores, see Supplementary Information Tables S2 and S3
a
Denotes the setting in which question appeared: D = Daily Life; L = Laboratory.
b
Average of the two items from daily life data entered as ‘Person’ dimension.
c
NA = Not Available; these questions appeared in the Daily Life setting only, therefore, were not included in the PCA.