Boredom is frequently considered inconsequential and has received relatively little research
attention. We argue that boredom has important implications for human functioning, based …

At the moment, there is no single conceptual theoretical model of gambling that adequately
accounts for the multiple biological, psychological and ecological variables contributing to …

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was a great threat to the physical
and mental health of the general population. Our research aimed to investigate the …

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 …

Purpose Social media overload and fatigue have become common phenomena that are
negatively affecting people's well-being and productivity. It is, therefore, important to …

It has been evident for some time that the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS), a commonly
used measure of trait boredom, does not constitute a single scale. Factor analytic studies …

The linkages of achievement-related boredom with students' appraisals and performance
outcomes were examined in a series of 5 exploratory, cross-sectional, and predictive …

A theoretical model linking boredom and academic achievement is proposed. Based on
Pekrun's (2006) control-value theory of achievement emotions, the model posits that …

Recent decades have seen a dramatic shift away from social forms of gambling played
around roulette wheels and card tables to solitary gambling at electronic terminals. Slot …

This article describes the development and validation of the Multidimensional State
Boredom Scale (MSBS)—the first and only full-scale measure of state boredom. It was …