Self-report measures of boredom: An updated review of the literature

SJ Vodanovich, JD Watt - The Journal of Psychology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A detailed review of the psychometric measures of boredom was published
approximately 12 years ago (Vodanovich, 2003). Since that time, numerous studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Vigilance decrement and enhancement techniques: a review

F Al-Shargie, U Tariq, H Mir, H Alawar, F Babiloni… - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the first comprehensive review on vigilance enhancement using both
conventional and unconventional means, and further discusses the resulting contradictory …

Can job crafting reduce job boredom and increase work engagement? A three-year cross-lagged panel study

LK Harju, JJ Hakanen, WB Schaufeli - Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Building upon the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this longitudinal study
examined whether job crafting behaviors (ie increasing structural and social job resources …

Burnout, boredom and engagement in the workplace

W B. Schaufeli, M Salanova - An introduction to contemporary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter describes how employees feel at work. It explains job burnout, boredom at work
and work engagement in the workplace and provides differentiation between 'good'and …

Cyberloafing as a coping mechanism: Dealing with workplace boredom

S Pindek, A Krajcevska, PE Spector - Computers in Human Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Workplace cyberloafing (personal use of the internet during working hours) has been
recognized as a form of counterproductive work behavior (CWB) that can harm …

Measuring procrastination at work and its associated workplace aspects

UB Metin, TW Taris, MCW Peeters - Personality and Individual Differences, 2016 - Elsevier
Procrastination at work can be defined as putting off workrelated action by engaging in
nonwork-related actions during work hours. This paper (a) introduces and validates a new …

Boredom at work: Proximal and distal consequences of affective work-related boredom.

MLM van Hooff, EAJ van Hooft - Journal of occupational health …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Boredom is an emotion that occurs regularly at the workplace, with negative consequences
for the employee and the organization. It is therefore important to understand why work …

[HTML][HTML] The state of boredom: Frustrating or depressing?

EAJ van Hooft, MLM van Hooff - Motivation and emotion, 2018 - Springer
Boredom is a prevalent emotion with potential negative consequences. Previous research
has associated boredom with outcomes indicating both high and low levels of arousal and …

When the job does not fit: The moderating role of job crafting and meaningful work in the relation between employees' perceived overqualification and job boredom

I Sánchez-Cardona, M Vera… - Journal of Career …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Job boredom is a common experience at work; however, it has been neglected in research
and practice compared to other well-being states. Based on the person-job fit theory, this …

The bored self in knowledge work

J Costas, D Kärreman - Human Relations, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article draws attention to reported experiences of boredom in knowledge work. Drawing
on extensive qualitative data gathered at two management consultancy firms, we analyze …