Are Mindfulness and Mind-Wandering Opposite Constructs?: It depends on
how Mindfulness is Conceptualised
Abstract
Participants (N = 552) were recruited by Qualtrics®, mainly from
the USA (%), India (%), and Australia (%), with ages ranging from
18-94 years (M = 54.06 years, SD = 15.87). All
participants were either non-meditators or had less than one year’s
experience at meditation. They comprised 330 (60%) females and 222
(40%) males. Participants were presented with an anonymous online
questionnaire. By clicking on the questionnaire URL were presented with
a Participant Information Sheet and an Online Implied Consent form.
Those who continued to the questionnaire were asked to provide
demographic information and complete the scales that measured
mindfulness and mind-wandering.