ABSTRACT A detailed review of the psychometric measures of boredom was published
approximately 12 years ago (Vodanovich, 2003). Since that time, numerous studies have …

Objective: We review historical and more recent efforts in boredom research and related
fields. A framework is presented that organizes the various facets of boredom, particularly in …

Personal social media usage is pervasive in both personal and professional lives.
Practitioner articles and news stories have commented on the addicting and distracting …

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 …

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 …

Psychometric properties of the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI) are reported using
treatment-seeking samples of hypersexual men. Study 1 details item reduction and …

This study was designed to investigate the roles information and communications
technology (ICT) played during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we focused on …

This brief synthesizes current findings on the many aspects of chronic student boredom, its
relationship with negative academic, emotional, and health outcomes, and what …

Objective Boredom proneness is associated with various problematic behaviors and mental
health issues. Despite its wide‐ranging implication, boredom proneness as a trait‐like …