Psychometric measures of boredom: a review of the literature
Abstract
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 Proneness Scale (BPS; R. Farmer & N. D. Sundberg, 1986), the job boredom scales by E. A. Grubb (1975) and T. W. Lee (1986), a boredom coping measure (J. A. Hamilton, R. J. Haier, & M. S. Buchsbaum, 1984), 2 scales that assess leisure and free-time boredom (S. E. Iso-Ahola & E. Weissinger, 1990; M. G. Ragheb & S. P. Merydith, 2001), the Sexual Boredom Scale (SBS; J. D. Watt & J. E. Ewing, 1996), and the Boredom Susceptibility (BS) subscale of the Sensation Seeking Scale (M. Zuckerman, 1979a). Particular attention is devoted to discussing the literature regarding the psychometric properties of the BPS because it is the only full-scale measure on the construct of boredom.
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People who are prone to boredom frequently have significant feelings of loneliness and low self-esteem.
“People who are prone to boredom frequently have significant feelings of loneliness and low self-esteem (Farmer and Sundberg, 1986; Vodanovich, 2003).”
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- Authors
- Vodanovich, S. J.
- Affiliations
- University of West Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Vodanovich, Stephen J.
- Venue
- The Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-11
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 569-595
- ISSN
- 0022-3980 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1019
- OpenAlex
- W2142032667
- Cited by
- 350
- References
- 149
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Keywords
- boredom, psychometric measures, Boredom Proneness Scale, job boredom, leisure boredom, Sensation Seeking Scale, boredom susceptibility, scale validation
- MeSH terms
- Affect, Boredom, Humans, Personality, Psychometrics
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