Required Readings for Lab
Below are readings which will arise frequently in topics of discussion in lab:
The Dimensions of State Boredom: Frequency, Duration, Unpleasantness, Consequences, and Causal Attributions (Todman, 2013)
Laboratory method to induce state boredom increases impulsive choice in people who use cocaine and controls (Chao et al., 2023)
Methodological approaches to boredom and its measurement (Martarelli & Jost, 2023)
Development and Validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (Fahlman, 2009)
Self-monitoring, self-assessment and discrepancies with observer ratings in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: A strategy for negotiating change in symptom unawareness (Todman, 2006)
Boredom Proneness - The Development and Correlates of a New Scale (Farmer & Sundberg, 1986)
The Knowns and Unknowns of Boredom: A Review of the Literature (Raffaelli, Mills, & Christoff, 2017)
Treatment outcomes for Older Adults with Hoarding Disorder: The impact of self-control, boredom and social support (Weiss, Landers, Todman, & Roane, 2020)
Boring thoughts and bored minds: The MAC model of boredom and cognitive engagement (Westgate & Wilson, 2018)
The Unengaged mind: Defining boredom in terms of attention (Eastwood, Frischen, Frenske, & Smilek, 2012)
The bright side of boredom (Eplidorou, 2014)
Recommended Readings
Cognitive Correlates of Boredom Proneness: The Role of Private Self-Consciousness and Absorption (Seib & Vodanovich, 1999)
Boredom Proneness and the Need for Cognition (Watt et al., 1994)
The Effects of Attributional Processes on Boredom Proneness (Polly et al., 1993)
A confirmatory approach to the factor structure of the Boredom Proneness Scale (Vodanovich et al., 2005)
Psychometric Measures of Boredom - A Review of the Literature (Vodanovich, 2003)
The Phenomenon of Boredom (Martin, Sadlo & Stew, 2002)
