Psychology

The essence of boredom.

W. Mikulas, S. Vodanovich

1993PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD

tlooto Summary

Boredom defined as low arousal and dissatisfaction in an inadequately stimulating situation, with critical issues discussed from various psychologies.

Abstract

We define boredom as a state of relatively low arousal and dissatisfaction, which is attributed to an inadequately stimulating situation. We discuss a number of critical issues related to this definition and highlight major points from the world's psychologies. We also discuss issues of application and assessment

Citation format

MIKULAS, W.; VODANOVICH, S. The essence of boredom. PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD, 1993, 43: 3–12.