2020
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.2020.1753134
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Why we are bored: towards a sociological approach to boredom

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“…This implies that Sara's lack of boredom can also be explained in terms of the association between student engagement and boredom. How engagement and boredom are associated lies at the heart of a social perspective to boredom to see it as a social phenomenon rather than a mere personal trait (Ohlmeier et al, 2020). Thus, boredom originates from a social experience.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This implies that Sara's lack of boredom can also be explained in terms of the association between student engagement and boredom. How engagement and boredom are associated lies at the heart of a social perspective to boredom to see it as a social phenomenon rather than a mere personal trait (Ohlmeier et al, 2020). Thus, boredom originates from a social experience.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Boredom was commented to be a socially disvalued emotion (Darden, 1999), and describing something boring is essentially attributing certain negative characteristics to it (Conrad, 1997). Social constructivist approaches (e.g., Ohlmeier et al, 2020) emphasize the role of historical, cultural, and social influences that shaped lay beliefs about this emotion.…”
Section: Beliefs About Boredommentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While all of those approaches highlight important facets of boredom, they unilaterally reflect a psychological and quantitative research tradition (at least the last two). Thus, their domination reflects the historic imbalance between the (quantitative) psychological approaches and (qualitative) approaches of the social sciences and humanities in boredom research [ 58 , 59 ].…”
Section: Theoretical Frame: An Interpretative Approach To Boredom Und...mentioning
confidence: 99%