Psychological distress and state boredom during the COVID-19 outbreak in China: the role of meaning in life and media use

Abstract

These findings demonstrated that boredom and media use were associated with an increased burden or psychological distress in the sample. It is important to pay attention to the possible negative impact of boredom and media use during COVID-19, and find more ways to cope with boredom, especially those with high presence of meaning in life.