Boredom proneness: Its relationship to psychological- and physical-health symptoms

✍ Scribed by Jennifer Sommers; Stephen J. Vodanovich

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 52 KB
• Volume: 56
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200001)56:1<149::aid-jclp14>3.0.co;2-y

✦ Synopsis

The relationship between boredom proneness and health-symptom reporting was examined. Undergraduate students (N ϭ 200) completed the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. A multiple analysis of covariance indicated that individuals with high boredomproneness total scores reported significantly higher ratings on all five subscales of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (Obsessive-Compulsive, Somatization, Anxiety, Interpersonal Sensitivity, and Depression). The results suggest that boredom proneness may be an important element to consider when assessing symptom reporting. Implications for determining the effects of boredom proneness on psychological-and physical-health symptoms, as well as the application in clinical settings, are discussed.