doi:10.3390/su12125139engSalavera, CarlosUsán, PabloThe mediating role of affects between mind-wandering and happinessART-2020-119195The aim of this study was to assess the mediating role of affects between mind-wandering and happiness. The study was conducted with a sample comprising 270 university students-133 men (49.26%) and 137 women (50.74%)-who filled out the Mind-Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ), the Positive and Negative Affect Questionnaire (PANAS), and the SHS subjective happiness scale. Mind-wandering was found to be negatively correlated with happiness and positive effects. Higher mind-wandering-related scores went hand in hand with scores related to both lower happiness and positive affects. Approximately half the participants yielded low mind-wandering and negative affect scores and above-average happiness and positive affects scores. In addition, one in four scored above average in terms of mind-wandering and low in terms of happiness and positive effects. Finally, the mediating role played by affects was examined. It can be concluded that although in principle mind-wandering has no direct effect on happiness, some influence can be attested when affects, both positive and negative, are taken into consideration.2020http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/9538510.3390/su12125139http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95385oai:zaguan.unizar.es:95385info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S46-20RSustainability (Switzerland) 12, 12 (2020), 5139 [9 pp.]byhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess