Prajs, Tia (2023) Does Trait Mindfulness Buffer the Effect of Technology Induced Work Interruptions on Attention Residue? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Technology induced work interruptions are a growing reason of dispersed attention in the working environment. Work interruptions associate positively with attention residue. Mindfulness is increasingly popular in the research field, which findings suggest that high levels of it associate negatively with attention residue. We predicted that high levels of mindfulness would buffer the association between technology induced work interruptions and attention residue. We conducted a daily diary study looking at the moderation effect of trait mindfulness buffering the relation of technology induced work interruptions and attention residue (N=109). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that technological interruptions increase attention residue. Furthermore, we found support for the negative relation of mindfulness on attention residue. However, no support was found for the interaction effect. The study enrichens the field by showing the importance of technology induced work interruptions lowering our cognitive abilities, in increasing the attention residue and highlighting that trait mindfulness lowers it. Keywords: interruptions, work, technology, attention, mindfulness
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Keller, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2023 10:41 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2024 14:10 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1657 |
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