Stop thinking: an experience sampling study on suppressing distractive thoughts at work
dc.contributor.author | Niessen, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Göbel, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Lang, JWB | |
dc.contributor.author | Schmid, U | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-07T09:49:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-07-28 | |
dc.description.abstract | In modern work environments, it can be difficult for workers to avoid becoming distracted from their current task. This study investigates person–situation interactions to predict thought control activities (kind of self-control), which aim to stop distracting thoughts that enter the mind. Specifically, it was examined (1) how challenging work demands (time pressure, task complexity) activate workers’ thought control to stop distractive thoughts (nlevel2 = 143) and relate to the effort to do so (nlevel2 = 91) in daily working life and (2) how these relationships differ according workers’ general cognitive ability to suppress unwanted thoughts. To understand these person–situation interactions, an experience sampling study was combined with a laboratory task assessing the ability to suppress unwanted thoughts (think/no-think task). Multilevel modeling revealed that workers’ engage more often and more intensively in thought control activities at a moderate level of time pressure but only when they had a higher general ability to suppress unwanted thoughts. For workers with a lower ability to suppress unwanted thoughts, increasing time pressure was negatively related to thought control activities, even at very low levels of time pressure. Thus, whether time pressure activates or hinders thought control depends on individuals’ ability to suppress distractive thoughts. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 11, article 1616 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01616 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | NI 1066/3-1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/122370 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2020 Niessen, Göbel, Lang and Schmid. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | suppression-induced forgetting | en_GB |
dc.subject | thought control | en_GB |
dc.subject | self-control | en_GB |
dc.subject | time pressure | en_GB |
dc.subject | experience sampling | en_GB |
dc.title | Stop thinking: an experience sampling study on suppressing distractive thoughts at work | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-07T09:49:15Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Psychology | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-06-15 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-06-15 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2020-08-07T09:46:24Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-08-07T09:49:19Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
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