Mind Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ)
Validated 5-item psychometric scale measuring trait frequency of spontaneous, task-unrelated thoughts and attentional drifts during everyday activities.
Scientific ReferenceDOI / Peer-Reviewed Paper ↗
Mrazek, M. D., Phillips, M. S., Franklin, M. S., Broadway, J. M., & Schooler, J. W. (2013). Young and restless: validation of the Mind Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ) reveals disruptive impact on reading comprehension. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 560.
📖 5-item unifactorial Mind Wandering Questionnaire scoring protocol.•⏱ ~3 min•v1
Question 1 of 50%
I have difficulty keeping my mind focused on what is happening in the present.