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dc.contributor.authorAnda, Liss Gøril
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-28T08:52:09Z
dc.date.available2013-02-28T08:52:09Z
dc.date.issued2012-04-15eng
dc.date.submitted2012-04-15eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/6365
dc.description.abstractBoredom is a commonly reported phenomenon with apparent ecological validity which remains under-researched and poorly defined by academic literature. This study used Q methodology in moving towards a unifying conceptual understanding of how people perceive boredom, thereby improving the foundation for further research and for the creation of valid measuring instruments for both state and trait boredom. The sample consisted of 10 Norwegian students (aged 19-26) and 10 seniors (aged 61-89). All completed a 40-statement Q-sort task, with data subjected to an inverse factor analysis using the PQMethod computer software. Results identified three factors to the students' perception of boredom: Active boredom, boredom coping, and passified boredom, with aspects of restlessness and disengagement from a current task common to all factors. Elderly people appeared to be markedly less prone to boredom than were students, and possible reasons for this are also discussed.en_US
dc.format.extent337057 byteseng
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfeng
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherThe University of Bergeneng
dc.subjectBoredomeng
dc.subjectEngagementeng
dc.subjectGenerational differenceseng
dc.subjectQ-methodologyeng
dc.titleWanting to do Just Anything Else: A Q-Methodological Step Towards Defining Boredomeng
dc.typeMaster thesis
dc.rights.holderCopyright the author. All rights reservedeng
dc.description.localcodePSYK300
dc.description.localcodePRPSYK
dc.subject.nus736102eng
fs.subjectcodePSYK300


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