boredom
Let an agent explain boredom, relay psychological research, measurement, philosophy and cultural perspectives from psychology and philosophy sources with findings attributed, point people with persistent low mood to support, flag unverified aliases, and distinguish boredom from apathy, depression, anhedonia and relaxation.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain boredom, relay psychological research, measurement, philosophy and cultural perspectives from psychology and philosophy sources with findings attributed, point people with persistent low mood to support, flag unverified aliases, and distinguish boredom from apathy, depression, anhedonia and relaxation.
An emotional state of weariness and restlessness arising from a lack of interest, stimulation or meaningful engagement, studied in psychology as state and trait boredom proneness, linked to attention, perceived meaninglessness and constraint, and associated in research with both harms, such as risky behaviour and overeating, and potential benefits, such as prompting creativity and goal change; philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer and Heidegger discussed boredom, and the registry aliases Flovmand and Canazza could not be verified. Persistent boredom with loss of interest may overlap with depression, and people who feel hopeless should seek support.
What it is for: Understanding a common emotion.
It can be explain psychological research; relay philosophy and culture; flag unverified aliases; point to support for low mood.
Distinguishing features
Negative emotion
Attention-linked
State and trait forms
Motivational signal
What it looks like
Not visible; expressed as restlessness, sighing, fidgeting or disengagement.
Physical character
Boredom Proneness Scale: 1986 year - Farmer and Sundberg
Multidimensional State Boredom Scale: 2008 year
shock experiment finding: 2014 year - Wilson and colleagues, attributed
How it is recognised
Weariness from lack of engagement
Flovmand, Canazza, ennui, tedium
Apathy is lack of motivation; depression is a clinical mood disorder; anhedonia is inability to feel pleasure; relaxation is restful calm
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is related to -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
state boredom
boredom proneness
situational boredom at work and school
existential boredom or ennui
Standards and regulation
No regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Missing depression signs
Overstating single studies
Unverified aliases
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What boredom is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Is someone persistently low, unable to enjoy anything or feeling hopeless, in which case a clinician or crisis support can help? boundary
- What is boredom, and how does it differ from apathy, depression, anhedonia and relaxation? definition
Aliases
Named aliases.
Aliases
Aliases.
- What might Flovmand and Canazza refer to, and how do ennui and tedium relate? definition
- Which entry fits the specific term? action
Psychology Research.
Attribution.
Measurement
Measuring boredom.
Measurement
Measurement.
- How do scales measure state boredom and boredom proneness? measurement
- Which references are standard? provenance
Effects
Effects.
Effects
Effects.
- What do studies suggest about boredom, risk-taking and creativity, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Philosophy Philosophy.
Attribution.
Existential
Existential boredom.
Existential
Existential.
- How did Heidegger and Kierkegaard write about boredom, with interpretations attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits ennui? action
Culture
Modernity.
Culture
Culture.
- How have historians linked boredom to modern life and leisure? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Everyday life.
Context.
School and work
Boredom at school and work.
School and work
School and work.
- What causes boredom in classrooms and workplaces, and what reduces it? provenance
- Which entry fits student engagement? action
Digital
Smartphones and boredom.
Digital
Digital.
- How do researchers discuss smartphone use as a response to boredom, with views attributed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- The registry aliases Flovmand and Canazza could not be verified and should be reviewed
- Should ennui be a separate entry?
- How should boredom research be linked?