The Routledge International Handbook of Boredom (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Bieleke, Maik; Martarelli, Corinna; Wolff, Wanja

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive text brings together leading contributors from across three continents and numerous fields to provide an interdisciplinary exploration of boredom, its theoretical underpinnings, experiential properties, and the applied contexts in which it occurs. It examines boredom from a range of perspectives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040018231
• Artikelnr.: 70411075

Autorenporträt

Maik Bieleke received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Konstanz (Germany), where he currently works as a senior researcher. He focuses on motivation, effort, and performance, with an emphasis on the interplay of self-control and boredom as guiding signals of human behavior. Dr. Wanja Wolff studied psychology at the University of Konstanz, earned his doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Potsdam, and has then worked as a senior researcher at the University of Konstanz. Since 2024, he is a Professor for Sport Psychology at the University of Hamburg where he heads the Dynamics of Human Performance Regulation Laboratory (DHPRL). The DHPRL uses psychological, neuroscientific, and physiological methods to investigate how people regulate performance in different contexts. Corinna S. Martarelli received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Bern (Switzerland). She is currently Associate Professor for Methods and Statistics at the Faculty of Psychology of UniDistance Suisse. She carries out research in the field of cognitive psychology in the areas of memory and learning, with a focus on boredom and mind-wandering.

Inhaltsangabe

01. Boredom is not Boring Part 1: Foundations 02. Same Same but Different - What is Boredom Actually 03. Methodological Approaches to Boredom and its Measurement 04. The Nature and Value of Boredom 05. The Function of Boredom: Driving us to Explore the New and Different 06. Boredom: A Control-Value Theory Approach 07. Boredom and the Quest for Meaning 08. A Brief History of the Psychology of Boredom Part 2: Correlates 09. On the Virtues of Fragile Self-Control: Boredom as a Catalyst for Adaptive Behavior Regulation 10. Mind-wandering as an Exploratory Response to Boredom 11. Flow as an Experience Beyond Boredom 12. Boredom on the Brain: What can Neuroimaging tell us about Boredom? 13. Boredom Proneness 14. On the Relation of Boredom and Aggression Part 3: Contexts 15. Academic Boredom 16. Boredom at Work: A Systematic Review of the Causes and Consequences of Work-Related Boredom 17. Adolescent boredom in Leisure: Risks and Opportunities for Healthy Development 18. Boredom, Food Consumption and Weight 19. Boredom in Sports and Exercise 20. Boredom and the Psychosocial Well-being of Persons Experiencing Homelessness 21. Aesthetic boredom 22. Boredom Intervention: Recommendations, Experiences, and Preliminary Evidence 23. Overview of Current Directions in Boredom Research