Physiological, Subjective, and Performance Correlates of Reported Boredom and Monotony While Performing a Simulated Radar Control Task

Thackray, Richard I.; Bailey, J. Powell; Touchstone, Robert M.

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“…As is evident in Table 2, those Ss showing the greatest and those showing the least performance decrement differed significantly on 6 of the 28 predictor variables. The HRV ASO scores require some explanation, since the greater change in HRV for the low than for the high decrement group would appear to be contrary to previous findings (30,31). Figure 3 plots HRV for the two groups across the 2-hour session.…”

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“…Thus, heart rate variability, self-rated task monotony, and impulsivity have all been shown to be related to performance decrement on simple repetitive and/or complex monitoring tasks (29,30,31).…”

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“…Its purpose was to examine relationships between a wide variety of possible predictor variables and performance efficiency using a task which simulated the general display characteristics and visual monitoring requirements of the highly automated, advanced air traffic control systems currently being contemplated. Most of the tests and tasks used as predictors were selected from the more promising ones used by McGrath et al (24), Thackray et al (31), and Waag (34). Thus, this study sought to (i) determine whether certain measures found to predict monitoring performance on simple vigilance tasks would also predict performance on a complex monitoring task requiring constant scanning and greater information processing, (ii) replicate the findings of our earlier study (31), and (iii) examine additional measures which we believed might be related to complex monitoring performance.…”

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“…It consists of six 9-point scales measuring the dimensions of attentiveness (ATT), fatigue (FAT), tension (TEN), boredom (BOR), irritation (IRR), and monotony (MON). The SRS was studied most extensively in the experiment by Thackray, Bailey, and Touchstone (31). In that study, Ss falling at the extremes of rated boredom and monotony following exposure to a simulated radar monitoring task were compared with respect to several physiological, performance, and subjective variables.…”

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“…Heart Rate Measures (HR).--Measures of change in mean heart rate and in heart rate variability have been routinely included in several of our previous studies (29,30,31,32), with change in heart rate variability frequently showing a relationship to vigilance decrement (30,31). Measures of cardiac activity were incorporated in the present study by taking the difference between each S's mean heart rate during the first and last half hour of criterion task performance (AX), as well as the difference in heart rate variability (ASD) during the same periods.…”

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1998

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SummaryIt is proposed that attentional diculties are central to the experience of boredom. Events which disrupt attention during task performance may contribute to feelings of boredom with the task. Two sources of disruption are explored: external interruptions from the physical environment, and internal interruptions in the form of non-taskrelated thoughts about current concerns. Study 1 found that external interruptions reduced boredom on a simple task which required little attention, but contrary to expectations, had no impact on reactions to a simple task that did require attention or on reactions to a complex task. Study 2 manipulated internal interruptions via a role-playing methodology, and found that observers attributed greater boredom and less satisfaction to performers who were more frequently interrupted by non-task-related thoughts while at work, especially when these thoughts were about non-urgent concerns. The concepts of internal and external interruptions may be quite useful in understanding variations in the day-to-day experience of work, and in the relationship of non-work to work spheres of life. #

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Boredom at Work and Job Monotony: An Exploratory Case Study within the Catering Sector

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2016

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This article presents an exploratory study that examines workplace boredom in monotonous catering‐sector jobs. It investigates whether boredom is associated with monotonous tasks and explores strategies for minimizing it. Data were collected from multiple sources that included observation, company documentation, and interviews with management and unskilled staff engaged in simple, repetitive work in the catering department of a British university. The findings indicate that there is no linkage between boredom and monotonous tasks, and that job rotation and management support are the two key organizational mechanisms used to support the work of catering personnel. The reasons for the absence of boredom were found to be related to the workers’ job requirements, their interest in doing their jobs, the organization's strategies for alleviating workplace boredom, and the time lag of the tasks. The implications for human resource development (HRD) are discussed.

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Physiological, Subjective, and Performance Correlates of Reported Boredom and Monotony While Performing a Simulated Radar Control Task

Cited by 75 publications

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An exploratory investigation of various assessment instruments as correlates of complex visual monitoring performance.

An exploratory investigation of various assessment instruments as correlates of complex visual monitoring performance.

Effects of external and internal interruptions on boredom at work: two studies

Boredom at Work and Job Monotony: An Exploratory Case Study within the Catering Sector

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