TY - JOUR
T1 - Does the type of mind wandering matter?
T2 - Extending the inquiry about the role of mind wandering in the IT use experience
AU - Klesel, Michael
AU - Oschinsky, Frederike Marie
AU - Conrad, Colin
AU - Niehaves, Bjoern
N1 - Funding Information:
An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. This research was supported by the Volkswagen Foundation (grant: 96982).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Michael Klesel, Frederike Marie Oschinsky, Colin Conrad and Bjoern Niehaves.
PY - 2021/5/19
Y1 - 2021/5/19
N2 - Purpose: This study sought to distinguish characteristics of cognitive processes while using information technology. In particular, it identifies similarities and differences between mind wandering and cognitive absorption in technology-related settings in an effort to develop a deeper understanding of the role that mind wandering plays when using information technology. Design/methodology/approach: Data was gathered using an online survey including responses from 619 English-speaking adults in 2019. We applied a confirmatory factor analysis and used a robust variant of maximum likelihood estimator with robust standard errors and a Satorra–Bentler scaled test statistic. The data analysis procedure was conducted with the R environment using the psych package for descriptive analysis, and lavaan to investigate the factorial structure and the underlying correlations. Findings: We discuss the benefits of carefully differentiating between cognitive processes in Information Systems research and depict avenues how future research can address current shortcomings with a careful investigation of neurophysiological antecedents. Originality/value: To date, mind wandering has been explored as a single phenomenon, though research in reference disciplines has begun to distinguish varieties and how they distinctly impact behavior. We demonstrate that this distinction is also important for our discipline by showing how two specific types of mind wandering (i.e. deliberate and spontaneous mind wandering) are differently correlated with sub-dimensions of cognitive absorption, a well-studied construct.
AB - Purpose: This study sought to distinguish characteristics of cognitive processes while using information technology. In particular, it identifies similarities and differences between mind wandering and cognitive absorption in technology-related settings in an effort to develop a deeper understanding of the role that mind wandering plays when using information technology. Design/methodology/approach: Data was gathered using an online survey including responses from 619 English-speaking adults in 2019. We applied a confirmatory factor analysis and used a robust variant of maximum likelihood estimator with robust standard errors and a Satorra–Bentler scaled test statistic. The data analysis procedure was conducted with the R environment using the psych package for descriptive analysis, and lavaan to investigate the factorial structure and the underlying correlations. Findings: We discuss the benefits of carefully differentiating between cognitive processes in Information Systems research and depict avenues how future research can address current shortcomings with a careful investigation of neurophysiological antecedents. Originality/value: To date, mind wandering has been explored as a single phenomenon, though research in reference disciplines has begun to distinguish varieties and how they distinctly impact behavior. We demonstrate that this distinction is also important for our discipline by showing how two specific types of mind wandering (i.e. deliberate and spontaneous mind wandering) are differently correlated with sub-dimensions of cognitive absorption, a well-studied construct.
KW - Cognition
KW - Cognitive absorption
KW - Default mode network
KW - Enjoyment
KW - Mind wandering
KW - Temporal dissociation
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U2 - 10.1108/INTR-05-2020-0262
DO - 10.1108/INTR-05-2020-0262
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099862069
SN - 1066-2243
VL - 31
SP - 1018
EP - 1039
JO - Internet research
JF - Internet research
IS - 3
ER -