Title

Exploring Potential Antecedents Of Job Involvement: An Exploratory Study Among Jail Staff

Keywords

Assessment; Boredom; Definition; Learning

Abstract

Mitigating the situational factors that give rise to state boredom is a consistent challenge facing educators. Despite the growing amount of literature devoted to the construct, the field has yet to arrive at a consensus regarding a clear theoretical or operational definition. Subsequently, inconsistencies exist in the assessment methodologies, research findings lack generalizability, and strategies for mitigation in educational settings remain elusive. In this cross-disciplinary analysis, the extant literature on state boredom is critically reviewed and synthesized, and a two-dimensional definition of state boredom as an unpleasant (subjective), low-arousal (objective) experience is proposed. Findings from the technological advances of the last decade that allow for the objective measurement of physiological states are used to inform recommendations for empirically sound assessment methodologies. Finally, the proposed definition of state boredom and related assessment strategies are discussed with respect to implications for enhancing educational practices. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Publication Date

3-1-2012

Publication Title

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volume

39

Issue

1

Number of Pages

264-286

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854811433533

Socpus ID

84856853187 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84856853187

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