While the digital environment is so prevalent in our daily existence, does the amount of time spent on the digital devices affect our psychological states? Recent data suggests that the amount of time spent on digital devices (i e smart phones and personal computers) is at an increasing rate worldwide, and some studies from the scientific literature state that an increased amount of time spent on digital devices can be associated with unpleasant psychological states In the present study we want to investigate the mediating outcome of boredom (B) to the relationship between time spent on digital devices (TD) and sadness (S) In this investigation 151 individuals, predominantly from Romania (M= 27 49 SD= 9 19), were selected from an online survey All the variables (TD, B and S) were measured using a single item The variables were designed by the research team and are part of a broader set of questions aimed to investigate multiple dimensions The obtained results illustrate that the relationship between TD and S was completely mediated by B These results underline the importance of digital education and how the time spent on different devices can affect the psychological states of modern individuals