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 …

Boredom is a negative emotion that most people experience on occasion. However,
boredom is also present on a trait level. People high in trait boredom experience boredom …

Objective The closure of schools and other educational institutes around the world has been
one of the consequences of the COVID-19 and has resulted in online teaching. To facilitate …

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 …

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Self-generated thoughts have been widely investigated in recent years, while the terms
“mind-wandering” and “day-dreaming” are usually used interchangeably. But are these …

Mind wandering (MW) refers to a state when attention shifts from the task at hand or current
situation toward thoughts, feelings, and imaginations. This state is often accompanied by a …

This review examines the transformative impact creativity has on mental health. Creative
expression has the potential to promote the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social well …

Boredom proneness, or trait boredom, occupies a prominent position within the scientific
study of boredom. In this chapter, we review the role of this construct as a correlate and …

Popular sentiment suggests that boredom ought to lead to creativity despite a lack of
research investigating the relationship explicitly. Across two experiments the relation …