School of Behavioral Sciences, Peres Academic Center, Rehovot, Israel.
School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, The Levinsky-Wingate Academic College, Netanya, Israel.
PLoS One. 2024 Oct 14;19(10):e0307443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307443. eCollection 2024.
The mindful state is commonly characterized by an elevated awareness of the present moment. An intriguing and rather widespread phenomenon that requires the attention to the present moment is Synchronicity Awareness. This phenomenon refers to the sense of a profound psychological connection between an internal event (e.g., thought, image, or dream) and external events. Whereas mindfulness and its underlying cognitive processes have been well documented, synchronicity awareness, despite its deep roots, has been scarcely examined empirically, and little is known about the cognitive mechanisms underlying it. The present study aimed to further validate the recently developed Synchronicity Awareness and Meaning Detection (SAMD) scale and explore its potential relationship with various mindfulness measures. To this end, 572 participants engaged in an online survey, incorporating the SAMD, Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire, Mindful Awareness and Attention Scale, Langer's Mindfulness Scale, and Encoding Style Questionnaire. The results revealed that synchronicity awareness, meaning detection, and mindfulness are distinct constructs. A significant association between synchronicity and core facets of mindfulness was observed, indicating that participants with higher SAMD scores were more sensitive to inner sensations, more novelty-seeking, and engaged in their actions. Additionally, SAMD scores were linked to internal encoding style, suggesting a top-down processing of experiences. However, synchronicity was not associated with outwards-directed mindful awareness, suggesting that it might involve an intrinsic attentional process, influenced by internal cues. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
意识状态通常以对当前时刻的高度觉察为特征。有一种引人入胜且相当普遍的现象，需要关注当前时刻，那就是同步意识。这种现象是指内部事件（例如思想、图像或梦境）与外部事件之间存在深刻的心理联系。虽然正念及其潜在的认知过程已经得到充分记录，但同步意识尽管有着深厚的根源，却几乎没有受到实证研究的关注，对于其潜在的认知机制也知之甚少。本研究旨在进一步验证最近开发的同步意识和意义检测（SAMD）量表，并探讨其与各种正念测量之间的潜在关系。为此，572 名参与者参与了一项在线调查，其中包括 SAMD、五因素正念问卷、正念意识和注意力量表、兰格的正念量表和编码风格问卷。结果表明，同步意识、意义检测和正念是不同的构念。观察到同步和正念核心方面之间存在显著关联，表明 SAMD 得分较高的参与者对内在感觉更敏感，更寻求新奇，更投入于自己的行为。此外，SAMD 得分与内部编码风格有关，表明对经验进行自上而下的处理。然而，同步与向外指向的正念意识无关，这表明它可能涉及内在注意力过程，受内部线索的影响。讨论了理论和实践意义。
