Title Ispitivanje prediktora učestalosti, sadržajnih obrazaca i intenacionalnosti lutanja misli tijekom zadatka čitanja
Title (english) Determinants of Frequency, Content and Intentionality Mind Wandering during Reading Task
Author Toni Crvelin
Mentor Mladenka Tkalčić (mentor)
Committee member Ivanka Živčić-Bećirević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Mladenka Tkalčić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Marko Maliković (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Svjetlana Kolić-Vehovec (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Valnea Žauhar (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Rijeka Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of Psychology) Rijeka
Defense date and country 2021-05-24, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology
Abstract Ovim se radom nastojao dati pregled dosadašnjih spoznaja u području lutanja misli. Također, repliciranjem istraživačke paradigme lutanja misli primjenom zadatka čitanja provjerio se odnos učestalosti lutanja misli i razumijevanja pročitanog uz dodanu mjeru za ispitivanje sadržaja lutajućih misli. Na temelju podataka o sadržaju lutajućih misli napravila se distinkcija između fenomena lutanja misli i ruminacije te istovremeno utvrdila sadržajna razlika lutajućih misli s obzirom na njihovu intencionalnost. Istraživanje se sastojalo od dva dijela: predistraživanje i glavni dio istraživanja. U predistraživanju je 218 ispitanika ispunilo skup upitnika. Od 218 ispitanika koji su sudjelovali u predistraživanju, njih 142 (111 žena, 23 muškarca, 8 se nije izjasnilo; dobi M = 21.6, SD = 2.7) je sudjelovalo u zadatku čitanja koji je činio glavni dio istraživanja. Zadatak čitanja konstruiran je pomoću mrežnog alata LimeSurvey na kojem su kreirani upiti o lutanju misli te o sadržaju lutajućih misli. Upiti su pomoću JavaScript programskog jezika povezani sa html stranicom na kojoj se nalazilo poglavlje romana L.N. Tolstoja „Rat i Mir“. Kreiran je računalni algoritam koji je unutar intervala od 2 do 4 minute prebacivao fokus sa html stranice na upit o lutanju misli te je istovremeno pamtio mjesto na kojem je ispitaniku prekinuto čitanje. Dobivena je značajna negativna povezanost učestalosti lutanja misli i razumijevanja pročitanog, neovisno o tome jesu li misli lutale namjerno ili spontano.Također, dobivena je značajna pozitivna povezanost ruminacije i učestalosti spontanog lutanja misli. Podjelom ispitanika na tri jednake grupe s obzirom na učestalost ruminacije (nisko, srednje i visoko ruminativni) dobiveno je da su nisko ruminativni ispitanici značajno manje spontano lutali mislima u odnosu na srednje i visoko ruminativne ispitanike. Nadalje, utvrđeno je da visoko ruminativni pojedinci doživljavaju manje pozitivnog, a više negativnog raspoloženja u odnosu na nisko i srednje ruminativne pojedince.Uz to, razina negativnog i pozitivnog raspoloženja niža je neposredno nakon istraživanja u odnosu na razinu iz predistraživanja. Također, kod nisko ruminativnih osoba dogodi se najveći pad u pozitivnom raspoloženju kada se uspoređuje mjerenje prije i nakon eksperimentalnog postupka. Uz to, češće lutanje misli značajno je povezano s nižom razinom pozitivnog i višom razinom negativnog raspoloženja. Od sadržajnih kategorija na temelju kojih su ispitanici procjenjivali svoje epizode lutanja misli, jedini značajan prediktor ruminacije jest nametljivost misli.Osim toga, namjerne epizode lutanja misli su značajno jasnije te nametljivije u odnosu na spontane epizode.Također, namjerne epizode lutanja misli granično su značajno više usmjerene na budućnost. Ipak potrebna je dodatna analiza samo-generiranih kriterija procjene intencionalnosti kako bi se mogli izvoditi valjaniji zaključci.
Abstract (english) This paper seeks to provide an overview of existing knowledge in the field of mind wandering. By replicating the mind wandering research paradigm using the reading task, we examined the relationship between the frequency of wandering thoughts and reading comprehension. Also, the content of wandering thoughts was examined and based on that data a distinction was made between mind wandering and rumination. At the same time difference in content of wandering thoughts, with regard to their intentionality, was determined. The research included two parts: the pre-research and the main part. In the pre-survey, 218 participants completed a set of questionnaires. Of the 218 participants from the pre-survey, 142 (111 women, 23 men, 8 did not respond; age M = 21.6, SD = 2.7) entered the main part of the research, the reading task. The experiment was constructed using the online tool LimeSurvey on which queries about wandering thoughts and their content were created. The queries were connected to the html page which held the chapter of the L.N. Tolstoy's „War and Peace” novel using the JavaScript programming language. A computer algorithm with the function of shifting the focus from the html page to the query about mind wandering (within an interval of 2-4 minutes) was created. A significant negative correlation was found between mind wandering frequency and reading comprehension, regardless of whether the thoughts wandered intentionally or spontaneously. Also, a significant positive correlation between rumination and frequency of spontaneous mind wandering was found. By dividing the subjects into three equal groups based on their level of rumination (low, medium and high rumination), it was concluded that low ruminative subjects mind wandered less spontaneously compared to medium and high ruminant subjects. Furthermore, highly ruminative individuals reported less positive and more negative mood compared to low and medium ruminative individuals. In addition, the levels of both positive and negative mood were lower after the experiment, compared to the levels from the pre-research. Also, low ruminative individuals had largest decrease in positive mood when comparing measures from before and after the experiment. In addition, more frequent mind wandering was significantly associated with lower levels of positive and higher levels of negative mood. Looking at the content of thoughts, the only significant predictor of rumination was thought intrusiveness. In addition, intentional episodes of mind wandering were significantly clearer and more intrusive than spontaneous episodes. Also, for intentional episodes a marginal significance was found for the category of future oriented thoughts. However, further analysis of self-generated intentionality assessment criteria is needed in order to draw more valid conclusions.
Keywords
čitanje
lutanje misli
ruminacija
intencionalnost
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:186:808654
Study programme Title: Psychology Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
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Created on 2021-11-08 11:54:34