Table 2 Experience sampling questionnaire (translated from Swedish to English)
Item | Instruction/question | Response option |
|---|---|---|
|  | Right before the beep… |  |
1 | Were you thinking about the activity you were doing? | Yes, activity No, something else |
2 | Were you thinking about something in the immediate surroundings? | Yes, surroundings No, something else |
3 | Were you in control of/guiding your thoughts? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (fully) |
4 | How aware were you of what you were thinking about? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (fully) |
5 | How well can you remember what you were thinking about? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (very) |
6 | How much were you trying to concentrate on the activity? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (a lot) |
7 | Were you distracted by things in the immediate surroundings? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (a lot) |
8 | Were you having difficulty maintaining concentration on what you were doing? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (a lot) |
9 | Were you feeling…? | 0 (passive) to 1 (active) |
10 | Were you feeling…? | 0 (sad) to 1 (happy) |
11 | Were you feeling…? | 0 (anxious) to 1 (calm) |
12 | Were you feeling…? | 0 (bored) to 1 (amused) |
13 | In the last 10Â min, were you having difficulty shifting focus between activities? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (a lot) |
14 | In the last 10Â min, were you having difficulty changing the way you thought about something? | 0 (not at all) to 1 (a lot) |