Boredom has been characterized as a crisis of meaning, a failure of attention, and a call to
action. Yet as a self-regulatory signal writ-large, we are still left with the question of what …

Abstract Purpose of Review Sadistic pleasure—the enjoyment of harm-infliction to others—
can have devastating interpersonal and societal consequences. The goal of the current …

Humans and other animals find mental (and physical) effort aversive and have the
fundamental drive to avoid it. However, doing nothing is also aversive. Here, we ask whether …

Due to its devastating consequences, research needs to theoretically and empirically
disentangle different sub-types of destructive leadership. Based on concepts derived from …

Variety‐seeking research has examined antecedents in terms of contextual factors and
individual differences. However, it does not consider the interaction of individual difference …

Internet trolling is considered a negative form of online interaction that can have detrimental
effects on people's well-being. This pre-registered, experimental study had three aims: first …

The present study is the first attempt to understand sensation-seeking tourist behavior
(SSTB) from the perspective of dark personality taxonomy of dark tetrad traits …

Past research on determinants of victim blaming mainly concentrated on individuals' just-
world beliefs as motivational process underlying this harsh reaction to others' suffering. The …

Given that job boredom is experienced by more than half of the workforce on a daily basis,
more scientific research on its potential outcomes and moderators is warranted. This study …

The functional theory of boredom maintains that boredom ought to be defined in terms of its
role in our mental and behavioral economy. Although the functional theory has recently …