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Boredom in academia occurs frequently and is related to several negative consequences, such as a lack of motivation, superficial learning strategies and decreased academic achievement.
Theresa Mahaffy +4 more
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ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang +2 more
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Boredom is a very interesting issue that persists in our contemporary day and age. It is not easy to define it in a positive sense (by listing its properties, which constitute a presence of something, rather than a lack of something), as it has vastly ...
Chruszczewski, Michał H.
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ABSTRACT In this study, control–value theory (CVT) was used to investigate how students’ perceptions of the classroom environment shape their anxiety in the context of English as a foreign language (EFL) learning through the mediating effects of control and intrinsic value appraisals.
Quan Qian, Xianhan Huang
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Developing Pre‐Service Teachers’ Digital Self‐Efficacy Through Self‐Directed Language Learning
ABSTRACT Contemporary online language learning typically involves the use of multiple digital platforms. Drawing on digital self‐efficacy and self‐directed learning theories, this study investigates the self‐directed language learning experience of 19 pre‐service teachers as they navigate the affordances of two platforms, Duolingo and ChatGPT.
Yingqiu Chen, Louisa Buckingham
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A Study on the Influence of Employee Personality Traits on Work Boredom Among Government Employees
The present study examines the relationship between work boredom and personality traits among government employees. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of work boredom, evaluate personality traits, analyze their relationship, identify differences based on demographic variables, and determine the influence of personality traits on work ...
Karthik, P., Lourdu Mary, A.
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Financial and ethical risk-taking by young adults: A role for family dynamics during childhood
The research tested the hypothesis that childhood relationships with parents were related to risk-taking by young adults. Prior research has shown that risk-taking by young children is related to their interactions with mothers and fathers.
Shelia M. Kennison +3 more
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Buy Now, Think Later: The Role of Behavioural Biases in Impulse Spending
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationships between present bias, emotional reactivity and perceived digital advertising exposure in relation to impulse spending behaviour. The aim is to examine how these psychological factors and marketing perceptions are associated with impulsive consumer purchases.
Meryem Akin, Isik Akin
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The Moral Dimensions of Boredom: A call for research [PDF]
Despite the impressive progress that has been made on both the empirical and conceptual fronts of boredom research, there is one facet of boredom that has received remarkably little attention. This is boredom's relationship to morality.
Elpidorou, Andreas
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This study aimed to examine whether state-based psychological constructs (emotion dysregulation, positive affect, negative affect, boredom, satisfaction with the social context) and trait-based psychological constructs (nomophobia, emotion dysregulation,
Özge Enez, Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar
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