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Boredom in the COVID-19 pandemic: Trait boredom proneness, the desire to act, and rule-breaking. [PDF]

Pers Individ Dif, 2021
The state of boredom presents a conundrum: When bored, we want to engage with an activity, but we don't want to engage with whatever is currently available. This conflict is exacerbated when external factors impose restrictions on the range of behaviors we can engage in, which is precisely the scenario we are currently facing, at a global level, during
Boylan J, Seli P, Scholer AA, Danckert J.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Psychometric properties of an arabic translation of the short boredom proneness scale (SBPS) in adults [PDF]

BMC Psychology
Background The Short Boredom Proneness Scale (SBPS) is a common tool for assessing individuals’ inclination toward Boredom. The Arabic version of the SBPS has not been validated despite the language being spoken by over 420 million people worldwide ...
Tia Khadra, Rabih Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid   +5 more
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Boredom proneness and its correlation with Internet addiction and Internet activities in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [PDF]

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
This study examined the associations of boredom proneness with Internet addiction and activities as well as the moderators for such associations in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Wen-Jiun Chou, Yu-Ping Chang, Cheng-Fang Yen   +2 more
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Validation of a German version of the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale. [PDF]

Sci Rep
AbstractThe scientific interest in boredom is growing over the past decades. Boredom has not only been linked to symptoms of psychopathology, but also shows a remarkable effect on individual behavior under healthy conditions. Current characterizations of boredom in humans mostly rely on self-report assessments which proved to faithfully reflect boredom
Zerr K, Seiler JP, Rumpel S, Tüscher O.
europepmc   +6 more sources

Moderator effect of COVID-19 fear on “mediating role of boredom proneness in relationship between internet addiction and DASS-21” [PDF]

Educational Process: International Journal, 2021
Background/purpose – COVID-19 emerged at a time when many different psychological factors can negatively affect the human psychology, and thereby making life even more difficult over and above the physical health impact. As known, with the development of
Halim Guner
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Boredom in a Time of Uncertainty: State and Trait Boredom’s Associations with Psychological Health during COVID-19

Behavioral Sciences, 2022
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have demonstrated increases in boredom and its negative impact on mental health. This cross-sectional study examines state and trait boredom at four different points of the pandemic using an online sample of ...
Emily R. Weiss, McWelling Todman, Emily Maple, Rebecca R. Bunn   +3 more
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Measurement of boredom proneness: Russian adaptation of the BPS-SR [PDF]

Национальный психологический журнал, 2020
Background. The BPS-SR (Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form) is a brief and most efficacious version of the famous Boredom Proneness Scale developed by R. Farmer and N. Sundberg (Struk, 2017). Objective.
Alena A. Zolotareva
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Boredom is the root of all evil—or is it? A psychometric network approach to individual differences in behavioural responses to boredom

Royal Society Open Science, 2022
Functional accounts of boredom propose that boredom serves as an impartial signal to change something about the current situation, which should give rise to adaptive and maladaptive behaviour alike.
Maik Bieleke, Leonie Ripper, Julia Schüler, Wanja Wolff   +3 more
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Difficulties with Emotion Regulation during COVID-19 and Associations with Boredom in College Students

Behavioral Sciences, 2022
COVID-19 related restrictions resulted in a significant lifestyle change for many young adults in the United States. Although boredom and emotional self-regulation are clearly connected in empirical research, the question remains of what this association
Elizabeth H. Weybright, Erica L. Doering, Sammy Perone   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is it beneficial to use Internet-communication for escaping from boredom? Boredom proneness interacts with cue-induced craving and avoidance expectancies in explaining symptoms of Internet-communication disorder. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The use of online-communication applications including messengers (e.g. WhatsApp) or social networking services (e.g. Facebook) on the smartphone has turned into daily practice for billions of people, for example during waiting times.
Elisa Wegmann, Sina Ostendorf, Matthias Brand   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source