This research presents a review of the psychometric measures on boredom that have been
developed over the past 25 years. Specifically, the author examined the Boredom�…

This review and synthesis of relevant literature considers the nature of boredom and
boredom proneness in general terms before focusing on how the academic boredom�…

Psychologists have always been interested in interest, and so modern research on interest
can be found in nearly every area of the field: Researchers studying emotions, cognition�…

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�…

The present study investigated the potential contribution of sensation seeking,
impulsiveness, and boredom proneness to driving anger in the prediction of aggressive and�…

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�…

Student boredom within the school system has been widely studied and shown to be linked
to various negative consequences such as diminished academic achievement, school�…

This study investigated the relationships between boredom proneness, mood monitoring,
mood labeling, and tendency to experience flow; and explored some qualitative�…

The relationship between job outcomes (ie, satisfaction, absenteeism, and tenure) and
measures of state (Job Boredom Scale) and trait (Boredom Proneness Scale) boredom was�…

The relationship between boredom proneness and health‐symptom reporting was
examined. Undergraduate students (N= 200) completed the Boredom Proneness Scale and�…