Daydreaming Frequency Scale (DFS)
Are people daydreamers?
The Daydreaming Frequency Scale (DFS) is an 12-question measure of people's experiences with daydreaming. The questions measure one variable: daydreaming. This survey can be used to explore relationships between daydreaming and variables like gender, openness to experience, or working memory. Past research suggests that age was negatively related to daydreaming; younger people tended to report more daydreaming than older people (Stawarczyk et al., 2012).
Resources: - Giambra, L. M. (1993). The influence of aging on spontaneous shifts of attention from external stimuli to the contents of consciousness. Experimental gerontology, 28(4-5), 485-492.
- Stawarczyk, D., Majerus, S., Van der Linden, M., & D’Argembeau, A. (2012). Using the daydreaming frequency scale to investigate the relationships between mind-wandering, psychological well-being, and present-moment awareness. Frontiers in psychology, 3, 363.
Parameters
Disclaimer
Any languages that are currently offered besides English for this survey are not necessarily validated translations. This survey was translated using Google Translate and verified by members of the community.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:
- DFS_daydreaming: Higher scores mean participants daydream more.
Raw data: 12 questions combined into 1 variable (daydreaming). The variable's score ranges from 0-48.
Calculation:
The score is determined by adding the scores of the questions. The Likert scale ranges from 0 to 4 and there are 12 questions, so the sum of the scores will range from 0-48. Note that the text for the Likert scale responses changes for each question, but higher scores always indicate more daydreaming.
- DFS_daydreaming: Sum of questions 1-12
Any languages that are currently offered besides English for this survey are not necessarily validated translations. This survey was translated using Google Translate and verified by members of the community.
Background
In this survey, you are asked to rate your experiences with daydreaming.
What participants see before taking the survey
In this survey, you are asked to rate your experiences with daydreaming.
What participants see after taking the survey
This survey can be used to explore relationships between daydreaming and variables like gender, openness to experience, or working memory. Past research suggests that age was negatively related to daydreaming; younger people tended to report more daydreaming than older people (Stawarczyk et al., 2012).
Aggregate Variables
These data are automatically written to a csv file upon completion of the survey
- DFS_score
Scoring
The score is determined by adding the scores of the questions. The Likert scale ranges from 0 to 4 and there are 12 questions, so the sum of the scores will range from 0-48. Note that the text for the Likert scale responses changes for each question, but higher scores always indicate more daydreaming.
Format
This is a likert scale survey.
Duration
4 mins
Resources
- Giambra, L. M. (1993). The influence of aging on spontaneous shifts of attention from external stimuli to the contents of consciousness. Experimental gerontology, 28(4-5), 485-492.
- Stawarczyk, D., Majerus, S., Van der Linden, M., & D’Argembeau, A. (2012). Using the daydreaming frequency scale to investigate the relationships between mind-wandering, psychological well-being, and present-moment awareness. Frontiers in psychology, 3, 363.