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Sex Differences in Boredom Proneness

Psychological Reports, 2006
To identify sex differences in boredom proneness, 146 undergraduates (66 men and 80 women) were asked to complete the Boredom Proneness Scale. An independent groups t test indicated a statistically significant mean difference in boredom proneness as men scored significantly higher than women.
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Boredom Proneness and the Need for Cognition

Journal of Research in Personality, 1994
Abstract The effect of need for cognition on boredom proneness scores among 214 undergraduates was investigated using the short form of the Need For Cognition Scale (Cacioppo, Petty, & Kao, 1984) and Farmer and Sundberg′s (1986) Boredom Proneness Scale.
John D. Watt, Michael J. Blanchard
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Effect of Boredom Proneness on Time Perception

Psychological Reports, 1991
As part of a larger study examining attribution differences in boredom, the effect of Boredom Proneness on perception of time passage was investigated in 110 undergraduates completing a tedious number-circling task. Highly boredom-prone individuals perceived time as passing more slowly during the task than low boredom-prone persons, but the two groups ...
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IS BOREDOM PRONENESS ASSOCIATED WITH INTROSPECTIVENESS?

Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 2000
The relationship between boredom proneness and introspectiveness among a sample of French adults (N = 154) was investigated). The results indicated that highly boredom-prone individuals are also prone to increased introspectiveness. Also, highly self-focused personality is related to poor external, but not internal, stimulation.
Kamel Gana, Bénédicte Deletang, Laurence Metais   +2 more
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Boredom-computer interaction

Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, 2015
Mobile technology is becoming a loyal companion in our lives. It is used for increasing amounts of time during the day and night, enabling the development of intelligent user interfaces that characterize their users' traits and adapt to them. In this paper, we show how an individual's tendency to experience boredom, i.e.
Aleksandar Matic, Martin Pielot, Nuria Oliver   +2 more
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Boredom Proneness--The Development and Correlates of a New Scale

Journal of Personality Assessment, 1986
This article reports the development, validation, and correlates of a self-report measure of boredom proneness. The 28-item Boredom Proneness (BP) Scale demonstrates satisfactory levels of internal consistency (coefficient alpha = .79) and test-retest reliability (r = .83) over a 1-week interval.
R, Farmer, N D, Sundberg
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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Boredom Proneness Scale

The Journal of Psychology, 2009
Researchers have extensively investigated the factor structure of the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS; R. Farmer & N. D. Sundberg, 1986) using exploratory factor analyses (EFAs), with inconsistent methodology and results. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to perform confirmatory factor analyses on the BPS to better determine the nature and extent
Amanda M A, Melton, Stefan E, Schulenberg   +1 more
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Fashion groups, gender, and boredom proneness

International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2003
AbstractThis study examined differences between men and women and among fashion consumer groups (fashion innovators, fashion opinion leaders, innovative communicators, and fashion followers) in propensity toward boredom. Participants (126 male, 130 female university students) completed questionnaires measuring fashion group membership, boredom ...
Cathryn M. Studak, Jane E. Workman
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Boredom proneness: Temperamental and cognitive components

Personality and Individual Differences, 1993
Abstract The current study examined the relationships between cognitive and personality variables to boredom proneness. Buss and Plomin's four separate dimensions of temperament (Emotionality, Activity, Sociability, and Impulsivity) was used as the operationalization of personality.
Frederick T.L. Leong, Gregory R. Schneller   +1 more
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Boredom proneness and emotion regulation predict emotional eating

Journal of Health Psychology, 2015
Emotional eating is considered a risk factor for eating disorders and an important contributor to obesity and its associated health problems. It has been suggested that boredom may be an important contributor to overeating, but has received relatively little attention. A sample of 552 college students was surveyed. Linear regression analyses found that
Amanda C, Crockett, Samantha K, Myhre, Paul D, Rokke   +2 more
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