We all get bored at some point. One survey found that the average American adult experiences 131 days of boredom per year.

In my emotion science lab at Texas A&M University, we study how emotions like anger and boredom affect people, and we explore ways that these feelings can be beneficial. We share the results so people ...

“Digital media increases boredom through dividing attention, elevating desired levels of engagement, reducing a sense of ...

There are certain emotional states many of us actively avoid—sometimes at all costs. But one well-known applied positive ...

Boredom is a signal emotion like pain or anger, warning us that something needs fixing, that what we’re doing isn’t good for us. “Doing nothing stimulates the creative juices, which means ...

With the advent of the digital age, more people find themselves hooked to the plentiful offerings of online media and platf ...

It's a normal emotion that can feel icky, but boredom is OK for kids — and even cultivates their creativity. Learn how you can help them foster it. “I’m bored!” It’s the battle cry of kids far and ...

Mann defines boredom as “the search for neural stimulation that is not met”. Given that it’s a negative emotional state, it appears completely rational that we humans try to avoid it.

But should we even try to do so? Maybe boredom actually serves a purpose. Boredom isn’t an obvious emotion like anger, sadness or joy, but it is an emotional state and scientists suspect it ...

Emotional eating can be driven by our survival ... Almost two-thirds of Brits in the BNF survey say boredom is the main cause of their unhealthy lockdown eating. Research links boredom with ...