Is it beneficial to use Internet-communication for escaping from boredom? Boredom proneness interacts with cue-induced craving and avoidance expectancies in …

E Wegmann, S Ostendorf, M Brand - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The use of online-communication applications including messengers (eg WhatsApp) or
social networking services (eg Facebook) on the smartphone has turned into daily practice …

Boredom proneness and fear of missing out mediate relations between depression and anxiety with problematic smartphone use

CA Wolniewicz, D Rozgonjuk… - Human Behavior and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Depression and anxiety severity are found in numerous studies to correlate with increased
levels of problematic smartphone use. Yet there are less available data on other …

Boredom proneness and rumination mediate relationships between depression and anxiety with problematic smartphone use severity

Y Wang, H Yang, C Montag, JD Elhai - Current Psychology, 2020 - Springer
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) symptoms are related to mental health symptoms, such
as depression and anxiety. However, less investigated are current psychopathology-related …

Bored with boredom? Trait boredom predicts internet addiction through the mediating role of attentional bias toward social networks

L Cannito, I Ceccato, E Annunzi, A Bortolotti… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Internet addiction is an emerging issue, impacting people's psychosocial functioning and
well-being. However, the prevalence and the mechanisms underlying internet misuse are …

The mediatory role of the boredom and loneliness dimensions in the development of problematic internet use

L Orsolini, G Longo, U Volpe - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been a gradual digitalization of our society, resulting in intensified
technology use for daily life activities, including the emergence of problematic Internet use …

Are bored minds more likely to be addicted? The relationship between boredom proneness and problematic mobile phone use

XJ Yang, QQ Liu, SL Lian, ZK Zhou - Addictive Behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Boredom proneness has been demonstrated as a salient vulnerability factor for
problematic mobile phone use. However, the mediating and moderating mechanisms …

Why cannot I stop phubbing? Boredom proneness and phubbing: a multiple mediation model

B Gao, Y Liu, Q Shen, C Fu, W Li… - Psychology Research and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background With the popularity of smartphone and their increasingly rich functions, people's
attachment to their phones is increasing. While people enjoy the convenience that …

Mediating roles of fear of missing out and boredom proneness on psychological distress and social media addiction among Indian adolescents

L Malik, MG Shahnawaz, U Rehman… - Journal of Technology in …, 2024 - Springer
Objective The closure of schools and other educational institutes around the world has been
one of the consequences of the COVID-19 and has resulted in online teaching. To facilitate …

Trait boredom is a predictor of phubbing frequency

Y Al-Saggaf, R MacCulloch, K Wiener - Journal of Technology in …, 2019 - Springer
Existing research on phubbing, or the act of looking at the smartphone while having a face-
to-face conversation with others, highlighted a number of factors that could cause one to use …

Proneness to boredom mediates relationships between problematic smartphone use with depression and anxiety severity

JD Elhai, JK Vasquez, SD Lustgarten… - Social Science …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Research demonstrates that depression and anxiety symptom severity are related to
problematic smartphone use (PSU). However, less is known about variables mediating …