"I'm so bored!" It's a typical complaint by teens in every era, but one that's growing more common for U.S. adolescents, especially girls.
Nov 19, 2019
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Boredom is a common human experience. But how people cope with or handle being bored is important for mental health.
Jul 8, 2019
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Being trapped in a tedious job, with no possibility of escape, is a recipe for real boredom. This kind of boredom is unpleasant and definitely bad for us. But a flurry of recent media interest on the subject of boredom suggests ...
Jan 23, 2018
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From books, arts and sports classes to iPads and television, many parents do everything in their power to entertain and educate their children. But what would happen if children were just left to be bored from time to time? ...
Sep 26, 2016
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People crave fatty and sugary foods when they are bored.
Apr 28, 2016
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Individuals who get easily bored, frustrated or impatient are more inclined to develop skin-picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, say researchers at the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal ...
Mar 10, 2015
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A girl called Holly Thompson yawned so hard in a boring school class that she dislocated her jaw and couldn't close it again. The 17-year-old English schoolgirl had to be taken to hospital where the doctor wedged her mouth ...
Jan 16, 2014
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Being bored has just become a little more nuanced, with the addition of a fifth type of boredom by which to describe this emotion. The finding has been published in Springer's journal Motivation and Emotion. In cooperation ...
Nov 18, 2013
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How much chocolate would you need to eat to be satisfied? Less than half as much as you think, according to this recently published Cornell University snacking study. Using chocolate chips, apple pie, and potato chips, researchers ...
Jan 29, 2013
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Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.
Jan 10, 2013
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