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Boredom proneness: Its relationship to psychological‐ and physical‐health symptoms
Author(s) -
Sommers Jennifer,
Vodanovich Stephen J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200001)56:1<149::aid-jclp14>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - boredom , somatization , psychology , anxiety , clinical psychology , rating scale , checklist , health psychology , depression (economics) , psychiatry , developmental psychology , medicine , public health , psychotherapist , nursing , cognitive psychology , economics , macroeconomics
The relationship between boredom proneness and health‐symptom reporting was examined. Undergraduate students ( N = 200) completed the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. A multiple analysis of covariance indicated that individuals with high boredom‐proneness total scores reported significantly higher ratings on all five subscales of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (Obsessive–Compulsive, Somatization, Anxiety, Interpersonal Sensitivity, and Depression). The results suggest that boredom proneness may be an important element to consider when assessing symptom reporting. Implications for determining the effects of boredom proneness on psychological‐ and physical‐health symptoms, as well as the application in clinical settings, are discussed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 56: 149–155, 2000.