@article{ref1,
title="Mindfulness and mind-wandering: finding convergence through opposing constructs",
journal="Emotion",
year="2012",
author="Mrazek, Michael D. and Smallwood, Jonathan and Schooler, Jonathan W.",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="442-448",
abstract="Research into both mindfulness and mind-wandering has grown rapidly, yet clarification of the relationship between these two seemingly opposing constructs is still absent. A first study addresses the relationship between a dispositional measure of mindfulness (Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale, MAAS) and converging measures of both self-reported and indirect markers of mind-wandering. Negative correlations between dispositional mindfulness and 4 measures of mind-wandering confirm the opposing relationship between the 2 constructs and further validate the use of the MAAS as a dispositional measure of mindfulness. A second study demonstrated that 8 minutes of mindful breathing reduces behavioral indicators of mind-wandering during a Sustained Attention to Response Task compared with both passive relaxation and reading. Together these studies clarify the opposition between the constructs of mindfulness and mind-wandering and so should lead to greater convergence between what have been predominately separate, yet mutually relevant, lines of research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1528-3542",
doi="10.1037/a0026678",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0026678"
}