Psychological distress and state boredom during the COVID-19 outbreak in China: the role of meaning in life and media use [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2020 Background Epidemics are associated with increased burden of psychological distress. However, the role of boredom on mental health during epidemic periods has seldom been explored.
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High state boredom vastly affects psychiatric inpatients and predicts their treatment duration [PDF]
Translational Psychiatry, 2023 Boredom is a ubiquitous, aversive human experience typically elicited by low information and monotony. Boredom can occur either as a transient mental state that prompts individuals to adapt their behavior to avoid monotony or as a temporally stable trait,
Johannes P.-H. Seiler +3 more
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State Boredom Partially Accounts for Gender Differences in Novel Lexicon Learning [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Gender plays an important role in various aspects of second language acquisition, including lexicon learning. Many studies have suggested that compared to males, females are less likely to experience boredom, one of the frequently experienced ...
Hua Wang +11 more
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Effect and Mechanisms of State Boredom on Consumers’ Livestreaming Addiction [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 With the rapid development of livestreaming marketing in China, consumers spend an increasing amount of time watching and purchasing on the platform, which shows a trend of livestreaming addiction.
Nan Zhang, Jian Li
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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 +3 more
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Boredom in Adolescence: Validation of the Italian Version of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS) in Adolescents [PDF]
Children, 2021 Boredom in adolescence is often underestimated, although it may be the sign of a profound unease or be associated with psychological disorders. Given the complexity of the construct of boredom and its increasing prevalence among adolescents in recent ...
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Validation of a German version of the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe 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
Katharina Zerr +3 more
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Weathering the virtual storm: state boredom and coping strategies of novice and experienced Iranian EFL teachers in online learning [PDF]
BMC PsychologyEmotions are an integral part of the classrooms, where learners and teachers constantly interact. Boredom, a negative academic emotion, adversely affects learning processes and achievement. As a result of its importance and essential role in EFL contexts,
Masoomeh Estaji, Seyedeh Azadeh Sadr
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Executive function and boredom in Japanese monolingual, Chinese monolingual, and Japanese–Chinese bilingual children [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThis study examined the relationship between executive function (EF) and boredom-related variables among lower-grade elementary school students, as well as potential differences in these relationships among Japanese (JP) monolingual, Chinese (
Siyu Zhao, Izumi Uehara, Izumi Uehara
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Effects of forest bathing versus indoor gym exercise on exercise-related boredom: a randomized crossover trial with repeated measures [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectiveExercise boredom is a pervasive barrier to physical activity adherence; however, no study has examined it as a primary outcome using a multidimensional boredom measure with temporal tracking across exercise settings.
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