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| Title |
Attentional disengagements in educational contexts: a diary investigation of everyday mind-wandering and distraction
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| Published in |
Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s41235-017-0070-7 |
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| Authors |
Nash Unsworth, Brittany D. McMillan |
| Abstract |
The present study examined everyday attentional disengagements in educational contexts. Undergraduate students completed various cognitive ability measures in the laboratory and recorded everyday mind-wandering and distraction in a diary over the course of a week. Participants reported mind-wandering and being distracted both in class and while studying and there were a number of different subtypes of attentional disengagements. Individual differences in cognitive abilities were related to some, but not all, everyday attentional disengagements and motivation and interest in classes were related to specific subtypes of disengagements. Finally, academic performance was related to fluid intelligence and motivation, but not to everyday disengagements. These results provide importance evidence on the different types of attentional disengagements that are prevalent in undergraduate students and for whom disengagements are most likely. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 54 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 54 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 22% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 15% |
| Unknown | 18 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 35% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 20 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
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