Validation of a German version of the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale.

ABSTRACT: The scientific interest in boredom is growing over the past decades. Boredom has not only been linked to symptoms of psychopathology, but also shows a remarkable effect on individual behavior under healthy conditions. Current characterizations of boredom in humans mostly rely on self-report assessments which proved to faithfully reflect boredom in a vast range of experimental environments. Two of the most commonly used and prominent self-report scales in order to assess boredom are the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS) and the Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS). Here, we present the German translations of both questionnaires and their validation. We obtained and analyzed psychometric data from more than 800 healthy individuals. We find that the German MSBS and BPS show vast congruence

SUBMITTER: Zerr K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844236 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature