Boredom
is
unpleasant,
with
people
going
to
great
lengths
avoid
it.
One
way
escape
boredom
and
increase
stimulation
consume
digital
media,
for
example
watching
short
videos
on
YouTube
or
TikTok.
common
that
watch
these
switch
between
fast-forward
through
them,
a
form
of
viewing
we
call
switching.
Here,
hypothesize
media
this
boredom,
but
behaviour
paradoxically
intensifies
boredom.
Across
seven
experiments
(total
N
=
1,223;
six
pre-registered),
found
bidirectional,
causal
relationship
When
participants
were
bored,
they
switched
(Study
1);
believed
switching
would
help
them
2).
Switching
3)
within
video
4),
however
led
not
less
more
boredom;
it
also
reduced
satisfaction,
attention,
lowered
meaning.
Even
when
had
the
freedom
personal
choice
interest
YouTube,
still
intensified
5).
However,
examining
online
articles
non-university
samples,
findings
conclusive
6),
potentially
due
factors
such
as
opportunity
cost
7).
Overall,
our
suggest
attempts
may
sometimes
inadvertently
exacerbate
videos,
enjoyment
likely
comes
from
immersing
oneself
in
rather
than
swiping
them.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2024
Abstract
Smartphone
addiction
(SA)
significantly
impacts
the
physical
and
mental
health
of
adolescents,
can
further
exacerbate
existing
issues
in
those
with
depression.
However,
fewer
studies
have
focused
on
predictors
SA
adolescents
This
study
employs
machine
learning
methods
to
identify
key
risk
factors
for
utilizes
Interpretable
SHapley
Additive
exPlanations
(SHAP)
method
enhance
model
interpretability
assess
importance
each
factor.
Additionally,
by
constructing
a
mediation
moderation
model,
interactions
between
significant
is
analyzed.
The
included
2,203
Machine
results
from
three
models
(random
forest,
logistic
regression,
decision
tree)
consistently
identified
emotion-focused
coping,
rumination,
school
bullying
as
strongest
SA.
Further
analyses
based
Interaction
Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution
(I-PACE)
revealed
that
rumination
mediated
relationship
SA,
coping
moderated
relationships
both
first
use
explore
depressive
analyze
among
these
predictors.
Future
interventions
depression
may
benefit
psychotherapy
addresses
rumination.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024
AbstractBackground:
The
Short
Boredom
Proneness
Scale
(SBPS)
is
a
common
tool
for
assessing
individuals’
inclination
toward
Boredom.
The
Arabic
version
of
the
SBPS
has
not
been
validated
despite
language
being
spoken
by
over
420
million
people
worldwide.
Therefore,
this
study
aims
to
translate
into
and
prove
its
psychometric
properties
on
sample
Arabic-speaking
adults.
Methods:
In
cross-sectional
study,
410
participants
were
recruited
participate
completing
translated
through
an
online
Google
Forms
survey.
validation
scale
was
carried
out
using
Confirmatory
Factor
Analysis
approach.
Results:
revealed
better
fit
after
adding
correlation
between
residuals
items
2
6.
showed
high
internal
reliability
(ω
=
.81;
α
.81).
No
significant
differences
found
in
scores
males
females.
Concurrent
validity
indicated
that
higher
levels
anxiety,
loneliness,
smartphone
addiction
significantly
associated
with
greater
boredom
proneness.
Conclusion:
Our
results
confirm
SBPS,
suggesting
suitability
use
among
adults
various
settings.
This
concise
user-friendly
potentially
promotes
cross-cultural
research
Boredom
is
unpleasant,
with
people
going
to
great
lengths
avoid
it.
One
way
escape
boredom
and
increase
stimulation
consume
digital
media,
for
example
watching
short
videos
on
YouTube
or
TikTok.
common
that
watch
these
switch
between
fast-forward
through
them,
a
form
of
viewing
we
call
switching.
Here,
hypothesize
media
this
boredom,
but
behaviour
paradoxically
intensifies
boredom.
Across
seven
experiments
(total
N
=
1,223;
six
pre-registered),
found
bidirectional,
causal
relationship
When
participants
were
bored,
they
switched
(Study
1);
believed
switching
would
help
them
2).
Switching
3)
within
video
4),
however
led
not
less
more
boredom;
it
also
reduced
satisfaction,
attention,
lowered
meaning.
Even
when
had
the
freedom
personal
choice
interest
YouTube,
still
intensified
5).
However,
examining
online
articles
non-university
samples,
findings
conclusive
6),
potentially
due
factors
such
as
opportunity
cost
7).
Overall,
our
suggest
attempts
may
sometimes
inadvertently
exacerbate
videos,
enjoyment
likely
comes
from
immersing
oneself
in
rather
than
swiping
them.
Boredom
is
unpleasant,
with
people
going
to
great
lengths
avoid
it.
One
way
escape
boredom
and
increase
stimulation
consume
digital
media,
for
example
watching
short
videos
on
YouTube
or
TikTok.
common
that
watch
these
switch
between
fast-forward
through
them,
a
form
of
viewing
we
call
switching.
Here,
hypothesize
media
this
boredom,
but
behaviour
paradoxically
intensifies
boredom.
Across
seven
experiments
(total
N
=
1,223;
six
pre-registered),
found
bidirectional,
causal
relationship
When
participants
were
bored,
they
switched
(Study
1);
believed
switching
would
help
them
2).
Switching
3)
within
video
4),
however
led
not
less
more
boredom;
it
also
reduced
satisfaction,
attention,
lowered
meaning.
Even
when
had
the
freedom
personal
choice
interest
YouTube,
still
intensified
5).
However,
examining
online
articles
non-university
samples,
findings
conclusive
6),
potentially
due
factors
such
as
opportunity
cost
7).
Overall,
our
suggest
attempts
may
sometimes
inadvertently
exacerbate
videos,
enjoyment
likely
comes
from
immersing
oneself
in
rather
than
swiping
them.
