According to prominent models in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and economics,
effort (be it physical or mental) is costly: when given a choice, humans and non-human …

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 …

What gives rise to sadism? While sadistic behavior (ie, harming others for pleasure) is well-
documented, past empirical research is nearly silent regarding the psychological factors …

Building on functional models of emotion, we propose that boredom creates a seeking state
that prompts people to explore new experiences, even if those experiences are hedonically …

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

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns triggered worldwide changes in the
daily routines of human experience. The Blursday database provides repeated measures of …

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 …

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 functional. Simplistically, it operates as a signal to do something other than what
you are doing now. But it is more nuanced than that. Animals must strike a balance between …

Boredom is typically regarded a nuisance. Past research on boredom depicts this common
emotion as a correlate of many detrimental psychological and social factors, including …