The nature of boredom
Though boredom is considered a universal experience "there is no agreed definition or well-developed instrument for measuring it, and there is no comprehensive theory of its causes" (Fisher 1993). Nevertheless the bored are thought to have worse work records, more accidents, higher absente...
Main Author: | Dyer-Smith, Martyn B. A. |
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University of Strathclyde
1995
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419132 |
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