Boredom Proneness Scale.

BPS

What it measures

Trait boredom proneness - the disposition to experience boredom, encompassing difficulty sustaining engagement, low internal stimulation, and perceived monotony

Length and format

28 (original, true/false); 28-item Likert adaptation; BPS-SR short form 8. true/false in the original; 7-pt Likert in most current use (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

15+ langs approx incl. DE, ES, IT, NL, PT, ZH, JA, TR, PL, FA

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Farmer R, Sundberg ND. Boredom proneness: the development and correlates of a new scale. J Pers Assess. 1986;50(1):4-17.