Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through videos on your social media platform of choice. But that habit is likely making your ...

The boredom epidemic is on the rise. A new study published by Communications Psychology by Katy Y.Y. Tam and Michael Inzlicht found that people are more bored than ever before — and digital media use ...

(CNN) — Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through videos on your social media platform of choice. But that habit is likely making ...

Cognitive psychologists have noted -- in numerous studies over the past decade -- that individuals engage in social media, and other digital media, to escape boredom. However, the same studies reveal ...

In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics has now studied exactly this phenomenon of test boredom for the ...

About 45% of respondents in one survey said they put learning a new language on their New Year’s resolution list—did you do the same this year? If so, we’re checking to see how those Duolingo lessons ...

A new study carried out at Aston University has shown that children as young as four years old eat 79% more calories when they are bored, compared to when they are in a neutral mood. Despite boredom ...

It’s also important to reflect on what you are trying to avoid when going through the videos — because not everything can be exciting all the time, Tam added. You shouldn’t feel guilty and ashamed ...

In the case of boredom, we think of many situations in life but intuitively not of exams. However, an international team of academics led by Thomas Götz from the University of Vienna has now studied ...