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Self-inflicted pain out of boredom.
Nederkoorn C, Vancleef L, Wilkenhöner A, Claes L, Havermans RC. Nederkoorn C, et al. Psychiatry Res. 2016 Mar 30;237:127-32. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.063. Epub 2016 Jan 28. Psychiatry Res. 2016. PMID: 26847946 Free article.
Sadness had no effect on the self-administration of shocks. The effect of boredom was more pronounced in participants with a history of NSSI: they administered more shocks in the first 15min. The results indicate that the shocks function to disrupt monotony and not to regu …
Sadness had no effect on the self-administration of shocks. The effect of boredom was more pronounced in participants with a history …
In search of boredom: beyond a functional account.
Danckert J, Elpidorou A. Danckert J, et al. Trends Cogn Sci. 2023 May;27(5):494-507. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Mar 14. Trends Cogn Sci. 2023. PMID: 36922277 Review.
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 makes any given boredom episode meaningless, disengaging, or a prompt to act. …
Boredom has been characterized as a crisis of meaning, a failure of attention, and a call to action. Yet as a self-regulatory signal …
Boredom in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Lost Criterion Reconsidered.
Masland SR, Shah TV, Choi-Kain LW. Masland SR, et al. Psychopathology. 2020;53(5-6):239-253. doi: 10.1159/000511312. Epub 2020 Nov 9. Psychopathology. 2020. PMID: 33166987 Free article. Review.
We first briefly review issues in defining and measuring boredom and offer an expanded conceptualization for BPD, which includes the notion of boredom reactivity, before turning to boredom's differentiation from and overlap with feelings of emptiness, with wh …
We first briefly review issues in defining and measuring boredom and offer an expanded conceptualization for BPD, which includes the …
Boredom in patients with acquired brain injuries during inpatient rehabilitation: a scoping review.
Kenah K, Bernhardt J, Cumming T, Spratt N, Luker J, Janssen H. Kenah K, et al. Disabil Rehabil. 2018 Nov;40(22):2713-2722. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1354232. Epub 2017 Aug 1. Disabil Rehabil. 2018. PMID: 28760011 Review.
This review aimed to: (1) describe the experience and (2) quantify the incidence of boredom; (3) identify measurement tools used to quantify boredom; (4) summarize factors contributing to boredom, and (5) outline evidence-based interventions shown to reduce …
This review aimed to: (1) describe the experience and (2) quantify the incidence of boredom; (3) identify measurement tools used to q …
The knowns and unknowns of boredom: a review of the literature.
Raffaelli Q, Mills C, Christoff K. Raffaelli Q, et al. Exp Brain Res. 2018 Sep;236(9):2451-2462. doi: 10.1007/s00221-017-4922-7. Epub 2017 Mar 28. Exp Brain Res. 2018. PMID: 28352947 Review.
Despite the ubiquitous nature of boredom, the definition, function, and correlates of boredom are still poorly understood. ...Adopting a more precise and consistent way of operationalizing boredom, and arriving at an empirically validated taxonomy of differen …
Despite the ubiquitous nature of boredom, the definition, function, and correlates of boredom are still poorly understood. ... …
Boredom: a review.
Smith RP. Smith RP. Hum Factors. 1981 Jun;23(3):329-40. doi: 10.1177/001872088102300308. Hum Factors. 1981. PMID: 7016721 Review. No abstract available.
Managerial boredom.
Vestal KW. Vestal KW. J Nurs Adm. 1989 Apr;19(4):4, 42. doi: 10.1097/00005110-198904010-00002. J Nurs Adm. 1989. PMID: 2703901 No abstract available.
Boredom proneness, interoception, and emotional eating.
Ahlich E, Rancourt D. Ahlich E, et al. Appetite. 2022 Nov 1;178:106167. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106167. Epub 2022 Jul 14. Appetite. 2022. PMID: 35843373
Yet, little work has examined the role of boredom in emotional eating. Further, individual differences in the ability to recognize internal cues (i.e., interoception) may alter the impact of boredom on emotional eating. ...Boredom proneness and interoceptive …
Yet, little work has examined the role of boredom in emotional eating. Further, individual differences in the ability to recognize in …
Boredom is the enemy.
Hayes N. Hayes N. Nurs Older People. 2014 Apr;26(3):5. doi: 10.7748/nop2014.03.26.3.5.s1. Nurs Older People. 2014. PMID: 24673304 No abstract available.
Self-Report Measures of Boredom: An Updated Review of the Literature.
Vodanovich SJ, Watt JD. Vodanovich SJ, et al. J Psychol. 2016;150(2):196-228. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2015.1074531. Epub 2015 Dec 8. J Psychol. 2016. PMID: 26646053 Review.
Since that time, numerous studies have been conducted on existing scales, and new measures of boredom have been developed. Given these assessment advancements, an updated review of self-report boredom scales is warranted. The primary focus of the current review is r …
Since that time, numerous studies have been conducted on existing scales, and new measures of boredom have been developed. Given thes …
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