We are looking at the relationship between 2 kinds of mindfulness and mind-wandering as a replication and extension of Mrazek et al. 2012.
Our experimental question:
Following from Mrazek at al., 2012 is there as difference in attention after guided imaginative cognitive defusion mindfulness exercise as compared to breath-focused mindfulness exercise?
Examining the association between 4 (or 5?) sets of variables:
· Self reported trait mindfulness (MAAS)
· Self reported trait daydreaming (IPI)
· Experience sampling of mind-wandering in two conditions of a mindful meditation task – TUT space bar presses (breath focused and imaginative cognitive defusion)
· Two indirect performance measure of mind wandering during the SART (errors and RT CV)
· PANAS change in mood? 3 question mini questionnaire before and after – PANAS 2 – PANAS 1 = change in mood?
DVs
· SART errors
· SART RT CV
· PANAS change in mood
· TUT
IVs
· 3 conditions of Mindfulness – imaginative cognitive defusion, breath-focused mindfulness, and music listening control
· Trait mind-wandering as MAAS and IPI (maybe as a single mind-wandering factor?)
H1 brief breath-focused mindfulness exercise reduces mind-wandering
H2 brief guided imaginative cognitive defusion mindfulness exercise reduces mind-wandering
H1 Trait mind-wandering (MAAS) will be associated with task unrelated thought (TUT) in breath-focused Mindfulness condition – correlation
H2 There will be a difference between the effectiveness of breath-focused mindfulness and guided imaginative cognitive defusion upon attention – 2 DVs – ANOVA with planned t-tests
H3 A brief mindfulness exercise associates with improved mood – ANOVA with planned t-tests
ANOVA prepared t-tests
Correlations
Explain the relationship between 2 kinds of mindfulness and mind-wandering as a replication and extension of Mrazek et al. 2012.
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