The occurrence of thoughts that are not relevant to the immediate environment
The following variables relate to Mind Wandering:
| Selection | Variable | Info | Assessment type | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECRET_MINDWANDER | Think about the PAST WEEK and all the times when you were NOT with the person or people you are hiding this secret from, BUT you found yourself spontaneously thinking about your secret.How many times in the past 7 days did you find yourself thinking about your secret?Take your best guess and ONLY enter a NUMBER. | Baseline | Secrecy diary | |
| SECRET_MINDWANDER | Think about the PAST WEEK and all the times when you were NOT with the person or people you are hiding this secret from, BUT you found yourself spontaneously thinking about your secret.How many times in the past 7 days did you find yourself thinking about your secret?Take your best guess and ONLY enter a NUMBER. | Follow_up | Secrecy diary | |
| SECRET_MINDWANDER | Think about your day and all the times when you were NOT with the person or people you are hiding this secret from, BUT you found yourself spontaneously thinking about your secret. How many times today did you find yourself thinking about your secret? Take your best guess and ONLY enter a NUMBER. | ESM | Secrecy diary | |
| SECRET_MINDWANDERTIME | If you had to guess, how much time would you say you spent spontaneously thinking about the secret when NOT with the person or people you are hiding the secret from? Please give your indication in minutes. For example, if you think you spent roughly 2 minutes thinking about the secret you would write 2. If you think you spent an hour and a half thinking about your secret you would write 90. | ESM | Secrecy diary | |
| SECRET_MW_DELIB1 | In the last hour, I allowed my thoughts to wander to the secret on purpose. | ESM | Well-being Affected by Secrecy Processes (WASP) | |
| SECRET_MW_SPONT2 | In the last hour, my mind wandered to the secret even when I was supposed to be doing something else. | ESM | Well-being Affected by Secrecy Processes (WASP) | |
| SECRECT_MW_CONTENT_4 | Fantasizing or daydreaming about the secret | ESM | Secrecy, Concealment, Affect and Mind-Wandering (SCAM) in Daily Life | |
| SECRECT_MW_CONTENT_9 | I did not think about this secret today | ESM | Secrecy, Concealment, Affect and Mind-Wandering (SCAM) in Daily Life | |
| SECRECT_MW_DELIBERATE_1 | Today, I allowed my thoughts to wander to the secret on purpose | ESM | Secrecy, Concealment, Affect and Mind-Wandering (SCAM) in Daily Life | |
| SECRECT_MW_DELIBERATE_2 | Today, I enjoyed mind-wandering to the secret | ESM | Secrecy, Concealment, Affect and Mind-Wandering (SCAM) in Daily Life | |
| SECRECT_MW_SPONTANEOUS_1 | Today, it felt like I did not have control over when my mind wandered to the secret | ESM | Secrecy, Concealment, Affect and Mind-Wandering (SCAM) in Daily Life | |
| SECRECT_MW_SPONTANEOUS_2 | Today, my mind wandered to the secret even when I was supposed to be doing something else | ESM | Secrecy, Concealment, Affect and Mind-Wandering (SCAM) in Daily Life | |
| FFMQ_5 | When I do things, my mind wanders off and I’m easily distracted. | Baseline | Momentary Mindfulness and Everyday Emotion 2020 | |
| FFMQ_5 | When I do things, my mind wanders off and I’m easily distracted. | Follow_up | Momentary Mindfulness and Everyday Emotion 2020 | |
| FFMQ_8 | I don’t pay attention to my work as I am busy daydreaming most of the time. | Baseline | Momentary Mindfulness and Everyday Emotion 2020 | |
| FFMQ_8 | I don’t pay attention to my work as I am busy daydreaming most of the time. | Follow_up | Momentary Mindfulness and Everyday Emotion 2020 | |
| PTQ_12 | Thoughts just pop into my mind. | Baseline | Managing Affect in Uncertain Situations (MAUS) | |
| PTQ_7 | Thoughts come to my mind without me wanting them to. | Baseline | Managing Affect in Uncertain Situations (MAUS) |