The unengaged mind: Defining boredom in terms of attention
Eastwood, Frischen, Fenske and Smilek, Perspectives on Psychological Science 7(5), 2012, 482-495. Drawing on psychodynamic, existential, arousal and cognitive theories, defines boredom as an unpleasant state of wanting to engage in a satisfying activity and being unable to, explained through attention that cannot be focused on the thoughts, feelings or outside stimuli needed and instead fixes on that inability.
Eastwood, Frischen, Fenske and Smilek, Perspectives on Psychological Science 7(5), 2012, 482-495. Drawing on psychodynamic, existential, arousal and cognitive theories, defines boredom as an unpleasant state of wanting to engage in a satisfying activity and being unable to, explained through attention that cannot be focused on the thoughts, feelings or outside stimuli needed and instead fixes on that inability.
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Eastwood, J. D., Frischen, A., Fenske, M. J., & Smilek, D. (2012). The unengaged mind: Defining boredom in terms of attention. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7(5), 482-495. doi:10.1177/1745691612456044 https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691612456044