Is Trait Boredom About What You Feel or How You Want to Respond to Boring Situations?

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dc.contributor.advisorEastwood, John D.
dc.contributor.authorBambrah, Veerpal
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T12:45:07Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T12:45:07Z
dc.date.copyright2019-10
dc.date.issued2020-05-11
dc.date.updated2020-05-11T12:45:07Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology(Functional Area: Clinical Psychology)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractIf state boredom signals that ones cognitive resources are not engaged in a situation and pushes an individual to seek cognitive engagement, then this study tested the idea that trait boredom moderates the impact of a boring situation on individuals response motivations, as opposed to individuals experience of state boredom. Participants were randomly assigned to watch a boring or a non-boring video clip after completing the Short Boredom Proneness Scale (SBPS). All participants rated their state boredom experience and response motivations before and after watching their assigned video. The situation and SBPS independently predicted state boredom experience, however only the SBPS predicted certain response motivations (uncertainty of what to do, difficulties with amotivation/avolition, and lack of motivation to seek meaning or creativity). The SBPS also interacted with the situation in predicting participants motivation to seek relief and to be destructive. The implications of the findings and future directions are discussed.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/37406
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subject.keywordsTrait boredom
dc.subject.keywordsBoredom propensity
dc.subject.keywordsBoredom proneness
dc.subject.keywordsState boredom
dc.subject.keywordsBoredom intensity
dc.subject.keywordsValence
dc.subject.keywordsArousal
dc.subject.keywordsDistress
dc.subject.keywordsResponse motivations
dc.subject.keywordsExperimental manipulation
dc.subject.keywordsBoredom induction
dc.subject.keywordsMultiple regression
dc.subject.keywordsUncertainty
dc.subject.keywordsAmotivation/avolition
dc.subject.keywordsSeeking meaning
dc.subject.keywordsSeeking creativity
dc.subject.keywordsSeeking relief
dc.subject.keywordsSeeking destruction
dc.subject.keywordsAvoidance
dc.subject.keywordsApproach
dc.titleIs Trait Boredom About What You Feel or How You Want to Respond to Boring Situations?
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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