A desire for desires: Boredom and its relation to alexithymia

By J. Eastwood, Carol Cavaliere, Shelley A. Fahlman, A. E. Eastwood. 2007

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The bored mind is a guiding mind: toward a regulatory theory of boredom (2018, background): “It affects both healthy individuals and patient populations (Binemma, 2004; Eastwood et al., 2007; Hamilton et al., 1984; Seel & Kreutzer, 2003; Vodanovich, 2003).”
The good of boredom (2018, unknown): “It affects both healthy individuals and patient populations (Binemma, 2004; Eastwood et al., 2007; Hamilton et al., 1984; Newell et al., 2011; Seel & Kreutzer, 2003; Vodanovich, 2003).”
Academic boredom, engagement and the achievement of undergraduate students at university: a review and synthesis of relevant literature (2018, background): “In additional collaborations of note, Eastwood et al. (2012) considered the study of boredom still a ‘relatively obscure niche’ (483) not all of which could be captured using questionnaires.”
On boredom: Lack of challenge and meaning as distinct boredom experiences (2011, background): “One important benefit of identifying boredom’s unique experiential is that this provides a basis for predicting actions that are distinct from other affective states (e.g., Eastwood et al. 2007 ), that is, because it helps to understand which consequences are directly stemming from boredom rather t”