A History of Psychological Boredom: The Utility of Boredom in the Practice of Psychological Science

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dc.contributor.advisorPettit, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBerman, David Elliott
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T14:02:00Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T14:02:00Z
dc.date.copyright2021-10
dc.date.issued2022-03-03
dc.date.updated2022-03-03T14:02:00Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: History and Theory)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThe 100-year plus history of psychologists attempting to establish boredom as a quantifiable construct provides insight into the problems associated with how psychology adopts its subject matter. By borrowing terms from the public and assuming they represent universal aspects of human nature, the discipline has spurred critical inquiry regarding the practices hidden assumptions and theory. In particular, boredom, with its associations with both existential and trivial concerns, exposes the limitations of the practice of scientific psychology and reflects the disciplines own conflicted identity. In order to facilitate an examination of these theoretical issues, this historical examination focuses on the failed attempts by 1970s personality psychology and 1990s positive psychology to domesticate the concept. With the inclusion of the publics boredom discourse during these decades, the cultural influence on these disciplines theorizing is excavated. These influences complicate attempts by psychologists to practice as a science and provide a reason to take pause amid repeated calls to unify the discipline.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39090
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subject.keywordsBoredom
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsHistory
dc.subject.keywordsTheory
dc.subject.keywordsCritical
dc.subject.keywordsPositive psychology
dc.subject.keywordsPersonality psychology
dc.subject.keywordsCsikszentmihalyi
dc.subject.keywordsZuckerman
dc.titleA History of Psychological Boredom: The Utility of Boredom in the Practice of Psychological Science
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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