Boredom Effects

Boredom Effects is a psychological construct that refers to the decrement in sustained attention performance resulting from prolonged engagement in monotonous tasks, distinguished by its emphasis on the cognitive and affective mechanisms through which boredom impairs vigilance and task persistence.

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2017–2026

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Sustained Attention

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352

Boredom in achievement settings: Exploring control–value antecedents and performance outcomes of a neglected emotion.

Reinhard Pekrun, Thomas Goetz, Lia M. Daniels et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2010 · 1.2K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology +15

Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: The Experience of Play in Work and Games.

Murray S. Davis, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1977 · 858 citations

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +9

Couples' shared participation in novel and arousing activities and experienced relationship quality.

Arthur Aron, Christina Norman, Elaine N. Aron et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 638 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

Psychophysiological investigation of vigilance decrement: Boredom or cognitive fatigue?

Nathalie Pattyn, Xavier Neyt, David Henderickx et al. · Physiology & Behavior · 2007 · 417 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16

Total engagement: using games and virtual worlds to change the way people work and businesses compete

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 413 citations

Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior +14

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James Danckert
University of Waterloo, Canada
10 publications · 1.1K citations
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Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg
University of Limerick, Ireland
10 publications · 1.5K citations
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Wanja Wolff
University of Konstanz, Germany
10 publications · 501 citations
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Eric R. Igou
University of Limerick, Ireland
9 publications · 1.5K citations
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Maik Bieleke
University of Konstanz, Germany
8 publications · 413 citations
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Frontiers in Psychology
14 publications · 1.2K citations
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Experimental Brain Research
6 publications · 800 citations
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
6 publications · 1.2K citations
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Personality and Individual Differences
6 publications · 569 citations
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
6 publications · 323 citations
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