Journal article
Exploring the relationship between boredom and sustained attention
Abstract
Boredom is a common experience, prevalent in neurological and psychiatric populations, yet its cognitive characteristics remain poorly understood. We explored the relationship between boredom proneness, sustained attention and adult symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The results showed that high boredom-prone individuals (HBP) performed poorly on measures of sustained attention and showed increased symptoms of ADHD and …
Authors
Malkovsky E; Merrifield C; Goldberg Y; Danckert J
Journal
Experimental Brain Research, Vol. 221, No. 1, pp. 59–67
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00221-012-3147-z
ISSN
0014-4819