ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2016
Physical Activity, Mind Wandering, Affect, and Sleep: An Ecological Momentary Assessment.
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- The Relative Accuracy of Different Methods for Measuring Mind Wandering Subtypes: A Systematic Review.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Sleep duration and timing are associated with next-day physical activity: Insights from two large-scale wearable sensor studies.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
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- Relations between physical activity and hippocampal functional connectivity: Modulating role of mind wandering.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- The impacts of mind-wandering on flow: Examining the critical role of physical activity and mindfulness.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Building on Lessons Learned in a Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH): Protocol for the MORPH-II Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- mHealth technology for ecological momentary assessment in physical activity research: a systematic review.PeerJ · 2020Article
- Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Article
- A Mobile Health Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH) in Older Adults With Obesity: Protocol for the MORPH Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2018Article
- Acceptability of a Mobile Phone App for Measuring Time Use in Breast Cancer Survivors (Life in a Day): Mixed-Methods Study.JMIR cancer · 2018Article
- A Breastfeed-Promoting Mobile App Intervention: Usability and Usefulness Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Ecological Momentary Assessment in Behavioral Research: Addressing Technological and Human Participant Challenges.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundA considerable portion of daily thought is spent in mind wandering. This behavior has been related to positive (eg, future planning, problem solving) and negative (eg, unhappiness, impaired cognitive performance) outcomes.
objectiveBased on previous research suggesting future-oriented (ie, prospective) mind wandering may support autobiographical planning and self-regulation, this study examined associations between hourly mind wandering and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and the impact of affect and daily sleep on these relations.
methodsCollege-aged adults (N=33) participated in a mobile phone-delivered ecological momentary assessment study for 1 week. Sixteen hourly prompts assessing mind wandering and affect were delivered daily via participants' mobile phones. Perceived sleep quality and duration was assessed during the first prompt each day, and participants wore an ActiGraph accelerometer during waking hours throughout the study week.
resultsStudy findings suggest present-moment mind wandering was positively associated with future MVPA (P=.03), and this relationship was moderated by affective state (P=.04). Moreover, excessive sleep the previous evening was related to less MVPA across the following day (P=.007). Further, mind wandering was positively related to activity only among those who did not oversleep (P=.007).
conclusionsTogether, these results have implications for multiple health behavior interventions targeting physical activity, affect, and sleep. Researchers may also build on this work by studying these relationships in the context of other important behaviors and psychosocial factors (eg, tobacco use, depression, loneliness).
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