Tracking Distraction: The Relationship Between Mind-Wandering, Meta-Awareness, and ADHD Symptomatology

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 475-486

  Franklin, Michael S ^a   Mrazek, Michael D ^a   Anderson, Craig L ^b   Johnston, Charlotte ^c   Smallwood, Jonathan ^d   Kingstone, Alan ^c   Schooler, Jonathan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; control processes; mind wandering

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINDFULNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85016615120     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054714543494     Document Type: Article

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