Boredom has been characterized as a crisis of meaning, a failure of attention, and a call to
action. Yet as a self-regulatory signal writ-large, we are still left with the question of what …

What is boredom? We review environmental, attentional, and functional theories and
present a new model that describes boredom as an affective indicator of unsuccessful …

The state of boredom presents a conundrum: When bored, we want to engage with an
activity, but we don't want to engage with whatever is currently available. This conflict is …

Boredom is a common, unpleasant emotion that conveys meaninglessness in life and
compels people to escape from this adverse existential experience. Within the paradigm of …

Fear of missing out (FoMO) describes the concern of missing out on a rewarding experience.
Though research demonstrates anxiety and depression severity are related to FoMO, there …

By presenting and synthesizing findings on the character of boredom, the article advances a
theoretical account of the function of the state of boredom. The article argues that the state of …

We synthesize established and emerging research to propose a feedback process model
that explicates key antecedents, experiences, and consequences of the emotion boredom …

We examined if boredom is associated with risk‐taking. Although this association has
frequently been postulated, it has rarely been tested, and the evidence has thus far been …

Using large, representative samples (N= 76,818) of 15-year-old students in eight countries
that took part in the 2018 edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment …

Self-control does not always work effectively. Whether this reflects the depletion of a global
self-control resource is subject to an ongoing debate. We turned to boredom as a potential …