Are Boredom Prone Individuals Creative and Curious About Their Environment?
Date
2018
Authors
Hunter, Jennifer A.
Abraham, Eleenor H.
Hunter, Andrew G.
Goldberg, Lauren C.
Eastwood, John D.
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Abstract
After controlling for overall personality characteristics, boredom proneness did not predict creativity, but did positively predict people’s motivation to seek out novel experiences and find answers to things they do not understand. Thus, future work should explore how to use these relationships to help individuals respond effectively to the experience of boredom.
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Boredom
Citation
Hunter, J. A., Abraham, E. H., Hunter, A. G., Goldberg, L. C., & Eastwood, J. D. (2016). Personality and boredom proneness in the prediction of creativity and curiosity. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 22, 48-57, 48-57.