BACKGROUND. Emotional distress and psychiatric disorders are common among patients
with advanced cancer. Oncologists play an important role in screening for these conditions …

This paper provides a systematic, evidence-based review of the psychological issues
confronted by patients at the end of life, drawing on recent literature. The epidemiology …

It has been evident for some time that the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS), a commonly
used measure of trait boredom, does not constitute a single scale. Factor analytic studies …

Existential theory and previous qualitative research have suggested that a lack of life
meaning and purpose causes boredom, as well as other types of negative affect such as …

Research on the experience and expression of boredom is underdeveloped. The purpose of
the present study was to explore the psychophysiological signature of the subjective …

A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of the Year A Guardian “Best Book about Ideas” of the
Year No one likes to be bored. Two leading psychologists explain what causes boredom …

Boredom is an ubiquitous and consequential human emotion. This chapter argues that it
functions as a self-regulatory signal indicating that our cognitive resources are not engaged …

The present study explored trait boredom's usefulness as an individual difference measure
for the prediction of psychosocial problems. The most striking findings were trait boredom's …

This exploratory sub-study aimed to develop a framework to conceptualize boredom in
stroke survivors during inpatient rehabilitation, establish the effect of an activity promotion …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often presents with co-morbid depression and elevated levels of
boredom. We explored the relationship between boredom and depression in a group of mild …