Attention Drifting In and Out: The Boredom Feedback Model

Tam, Katy Y. Y.; Tilburg, Wijnand A.P. van; Chan, Christian S.; Igou, Eric R.; Lau, Hakwan

doi:10.1177/10888683211010297

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“…The psychophysiological predictions of the MAC model are in line with other existing theories of boredom within the field of computational neuroscience. In general, theories of boredom model the effects of boredom as motivational/attentional shifts toward exploration and away from the current goal/task (Agrawal et al, 2021; Tam et al, 2021). Agrawal et al (2021) provide a computational account on how boredom shifts the valuations of goals to facilitate exploratory behaviors.…”

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“…Agrawal et al (2021) provide a computational account on how boredom shifts the valuations of goals to facilitate exploratory behaviors. This is complemented by the considerations of Tam et al (2021), who operationalize those exploratory behaviors with feedback loops of attentional shifts and reappraisals of their effects on stimulation level. Evidence for these theories is provided by functional neuroimaging, which shows that boredom is related to changes in activation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, the area involved in valuation processes (Gläscher et al, 2009; Mathiak et al, 2013).…”

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The Media Psychology of Boredom and Mobile Media Use

Poels

Rudnicki

Vandebosch

2022

Journal of Media Psychology

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Abstract. Boredom is a prevalent and relevant, yet understudied, negative emotion in the field of media psychology. This paper proposes novel theoretical foundations to study boredom as an emotion and its related regulation strategies in the context of mobile media. Due to their pervasive nature, mobile media allow for boredom regulation via passive and (inter)active exposure to a wide variety of media contents. It is still unclear how and through which processes mobile media provide successful boredom regulation. This paper first describes the existing scarce and mostly older literature on boredom from the field of media psychology and links this to recent insights from general psychology with as its core the meaning and attentional components (MAC) model ( Westgate & Wilson, 2018 ). It then integrates media psychology predictions for mobile media into the MAC model and identifies gaps and opportunities to be tackled in future media psychology studies, by also taking into account the broader boredom findings from within general psychology, for example, those focusing on the meaning component. Finally, the paper provides a summary of the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms giving rise to boredom and proposes methodological innovations for studying the research questions that are still left unanswered. The aim is to inspire future media psychology research on boredom as a highly relevant emotional state and how boredom regulation through mobile media use for can be both a challenge and an opportunity for individuals’ well-being.

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The Media Psychology of Boredom and Mobile Media Use

Poels

Rudnicki

Vandebosch

2022

Journal of Media Psychology

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“…We aim to reveal the network structure of the SBPS and CEI-II. Based on recent theorizing on boredom proneness (Danckert et al, 2018;Elpidorou, 2018aElpidorou, , 2018bMugon et al, 2018;Tam et al, 2021), we expected negative associations between boredom and exploration items and positive associations between boredom and curiosity items, when controlling for all other items in the network.…”

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A Trait-Based Network Perspective on the Validation of the French Short Boredom Proneness Scale

Martarelli¹,

Baillifard²,

Audrin³

2023

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

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Abstract. The Short Boredom Proneness Scale (SBPS) has recently been developed. Using a standard confirmatory factor analysis, we report on the structural validation of the French SBPS, which provided support for the original construct. A network analysis ( n = 490) revealed the structure of the relationships between the SBPS and the two facets of Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II (CEI-II). The analysis revealed positive connections between the boredom and curiosity items, whereas the connections between the boredom and exploration items were negative. To evaluate measurement invariance, we compared the French-speaking sample ( n = 490) with an English-speaking sample ( n = 364). Full configural, metric, and scalar invariance was established; thus, we provide a valid French translation of a widely used measure of boredom that may advantage future research.

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“…With this lens, we chose a rather understudied approach to boredom. Hitherto, functionalist [ 53 , 54 , 55 ], cognitive–affective [ 11 , 56 ], and meaning-based [ 25 , 26 , 57 ] approaches are far more widespread. While all of those approaches highlight important facets of boredom, they unilaterally reflect a psychological and quantitative research tradition (at least the last two).…”

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Having a Break or Being Imprisoned: Influence of Subjective Interpretations of Quarantine and Isolation on Boredom

Ohlmeier

Klingler

Schellartz

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IJERPH

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Boredom has been identified as one of the greatest psychological challenges when staying at home during quarantine and isolation. However, this does not mean that the situation necessarily causes boredom. On the basis of 13 explorative interviews with bored and non-bored persons who have been under quarantine or in isolation, we explain why boredom is related to a subjective interpretation process rather than being a direct consequence of the objective situation. Specifically, we show that participants vary significantly in their interpretations of staying at home and, thus, also in their experience of boredom. While the non-bored participants interpret the situation as a relief or as irrelevant, the bored participants interpret it as a major restriction that only some are able to cope with.

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Attention Drifting In and Out: The Boredom Feedback Model

Cited by 57 publications

References 164 publications

The Media Psychology of Boredom and Mobile Media Use

The Media Psychology of Boredom and Mobile Media Use

A Trait-Based Network Perspective on the Validation of the French Short Boredom Proneness Scale

Having a Break or Being Imprisoned: Influence of Subjective Interpretations of Quarantine and Isolation on Boredom

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