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...

introduction: similar to social and conscious emotions, shame and guilt have gained increasing attention because of their eminent emotional, motivational, and cognitive functions that ultimately guide human beings' perception and behavior. the aim of this study was to assess the relationship between shame and guilt feelings with the dimensions of loneliness (familial, social, and romantic). met...

The functional theory of boredom maintains that ought to be defined in terms its role our mental and behavioral economy. Although the has recently received considerable attention, presentations this have not specified with sufficient precision either commitments or consequences for ontology boredom. This essay offers an in-depth examination theory. It explains what is according view; it shows h...

Keywords: Boredom Coping Experience sampling Traits States The present study explored students' use of boredom-related coping stra tegies at trait and state levels. Two trait-based dimensions of coping relevant to boredom were considered. namely approach-versus avoidance-oriented and cognitively-versus behaviorally-oriented coping strategies. The two dimensions were assessed in a self-report qu...

background loneliness is one of the psychological variables related to high risk behaviors that should be investigated more. objectives the current study aimed to assess emotional, social, romantic, and familial dimensions of loneliness in drug abuser and nondrug abuser individuals. patients and methods two hundred and twenty eight individuals were enrolled in this cross sectional study. hundre...

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of leisure boredom, and investigate the relationship between leisure boredom, substance use and demographic variables among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. 621 students from 39 high schools selected through a multistage cluster sampling procedure completed a questionnaire which measured substance use and demographic informat...

OBJECTIVE We review historical and more recent efforts in boredom research and related fields. A framework is presented that organizes the various facets of boredom, particularly in supervisory control settings, and research gaps and future potential areas for study are highlighted. BACKGROUND Given the ubiquity of boredom across a wide spectrum of work environments--exacerbated by increasing...

spiritual identity is conceptualized as defining and identification of oneself based on spirituality and spiritual experiences. this study, in a framework of a causal model, investigated the mediating role of spiritual identity between family communication orientations and loneliness aspects. participants, four hundred undergraduate shiraz university students (268 girls and 132 boys) were parti...

the use of virtual social networks has increased among iranians in the recent years. the aim of this study was to compare some of the reasons of tendency to use these social networking sites (body image satisfaction, emotion regulation and loneliness) among male and female students. research method of the current study was a causal-comparative one. the study population included all male and fem...