Boredom and its typologies

Boredom proneness: its relationship to psychological- and physical-health symptoms.

The relationship between boredom proneness and health-symptom reporting was examined. Undergraduate students (N = 200) completed the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. A multiple analysis of covariance indicated that individuals with high boredom-proneness total scores reported significantly higher ratings on all five subscales of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (Obsessive...

Job boredom and its correlates in 87 Finnish organizations.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlates of job boredom in 87 Finnish workplaces (N = 11,468) and to examine the associations between job boredom, health outcomes, and job attitudes. METHODS We applied the Dutch Boredom Scale to measure job boredom. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis and odds ratio estimates were used for further examination of the variables. RESULTS Male, under-36-ye...

Driver boredom: Its individual difference predictors and behavioural effects

Driver boredom has received little research attention in efforts to develop understanding of driver behaviour and further road safety. This study aimed to develop understanding of relationships between individual differences and driver boredom as well as between driver boredom and driver behaviour. A self-report questionnaire was developed and used to gather data pertaining to individual differ...

Boredom and Its Psychological Consequences: a Meaning-regulation Approach

understanding "planning theory" and its typologies

the aim of this paper is presenting an account of the development of the body of knowledge which so far has been known as planning theory. this branch of knowledge studies the major issues related to different kinds of planning. hough, the origin of planning practice was in soviet :union: , the first steps toward creating a set of theoretical axioms for justifying and explaining planning was ta...