Chronotype and time-of-day correlates of mind wandering and related phenomena

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-49

  Carciofo, Richard ^a,b   Du, Feng ^a   Song, Nan ^c   Zhang, Kan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chronotype; daydreaming; mind wandering; mindfulness; time of day

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CORRELATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEALTH MONITORING; SURVEYING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DAYDREAMING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND WANDERING; MINDFULNESS; MORNINGNESS; SELF REPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

EID: 84890551939     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2013.790651     Document Type: Article

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