Articles and Books

Bambrah, V., Wyman, A., Friedman, E., & Eastwood, J. D. (2022). Examining the Longitudinal Associations between Adjustment Disorder Symptoms and Boredom during COVID-19. Behavioral Sciences, 12(9), 311. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090311 

Gerritsen, C. J., Goldberg, J. O., Kiang, M., Remington, G., Foussias, G., & Eastwood, J. D. (2022). Distinct profiles of psychological and neuropsychological functions underlying goal-directed pursuit in schizophrenia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 00048674221077031. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221077031 

Deotto, A., Eastwood, J. D., & Toplak, M. E. (2022). Temperament Profiles Associated with Internalizing Symptoms and Externalizing Behavior in Adolescents with ADHD. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 53(1), 109-123.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01116-z 

Eastwood, J. D., & Gorelik, D. (2022). Losing and Finding Agency. The Moral Psychology of Boredom, 111.

Eastwood, J. D., & Bambrah, V. (2021, June). Self-focused but lacking self-insight: The relationship between boredom and self-consciousness. In Proceedings of the 4th International Interdisciplinary Boredom Conference, Madrid, Spain (pp. 24-25).

Petranker, R., & Eastwood, J. D. (2021). Sitting with it: An investigation of the relationship between trait mindfulness and sustained attention. Consciousness and Cognition, 90, 103101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2021.103101 

Hunter, J. A., & Eastwood, J. D. (2021). Understanding the relation between boredom and academic performance in postsecondary students. Journal of Educational Psychology, 113(3), 499. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000479 

Danckert, J., & Eastwood, J. D. (2020). Out of my skull: The psychology of boredom. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674247079 

Hsu, C. F., Eastwood, J. D., Toplak, M. E., Liang, J. C., Hwang-Gu, S. L., & Chen, V. C. H. (2020). Trait and state boredom: associations with attention failure in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychiatry Res, 286(112861), 10-1016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112861

Hunter, A., Hunter, J. A., & Eastwood, J. D. (2020). Boredom propensity. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 548-552. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1050 

Eastwood, J. D. & Gorelik, D. (2019). Boredom is a feeling of thinking and a double-edged sword. In Josefa Ros Velasco (Ed.), Boredom is in your mind. Springer.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26395-9_4 

Mugon, J., Danckert, J., & Eastwood, J., D. (2019). The costs and benefits of boredom in the classroom. In K. Ann Renninger and Suzanne E. Hidi (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning(pp. 490-513). Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823279.022 

Bambrah, V., Hsu, C. F., Toplak, M., & Eastwood, J. D. (2019). Anticipated, experienced, and remembered subjective effort and discomfort on sustained attention versus working memory tasks. Consciousness and Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2019.102812 

Danckert, J., Mugon, J.,  Struk A., , Eastwood, J. D. (2018). Boredom: What is it good for? In H. Lench (Ed.) The function of emotions, Page 93-119, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77619-4_6 

Hsu, C. F., Propp, L., Panetta, L., Martin, S., Dentakos, S., Toplak, M. E., & Eastwood, J. D. (2018). Mental effort and discomfort: Testing the peak-end effect during a cognitively demanding task. PloS one, 13(2), e0191479. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191479 

Hsu, C. F., Eastwood, J. D., & Toplak, M. E. (2017). Differences in perceived mental effort required and discomfort during a working memory task between individuals At-risk and not At-risk for ADHD. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 407. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00407 

Hunter, A. G., Hunter, J. A., & Eastwood, J. D. (2017). Boredom propensity. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer. Published online January 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1050 

Craparo, G., Faraci, P., Gori, A., Hunter, J. A., Hunter, A., Pileggi, V., & Eastwood, J. D. (2017). Validation of the Italian Version of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS). Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040314 

Roberts, K. E., Hart, T. A., & Eastwood, J. D. (2016). Factor structure and validity of the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety. Psychological assessment, 28(2), 134. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000155 

Hunter, A. G., & Eastwood, J. D. (2016). Does state boredom cause attention failures? Examining the relations between trait boredom, state boredom, and sustained attention. Experimental Brain Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-016-4749-7 

Hunter, J. A., Abraham, E. H., Hunter, A. G., Goldberg, L. C., & Eastwood, J. D. (2016). Personality and boredom proneness in the prediction of creativity and curiosity. Thinking Skills & Creativity. Published online August 18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2016.08.002 

Gerritsen, C. J., Goldberg, J. O., & Eastwood, J. D. (2015). Boredom proneness predicts quality of life in outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 61(8), 781-787. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764015584647 

Ng, A. H., Liu, Y., Chen, J. Z., & Eastwood, J. D. (2015). Culture and state boredom: A comparison between European Canadians and Chinese. Personality and individual differences, 75, 13-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.10.052 

Gerritsen, C. J., Toplak, M. E., Sciaraffa, J., & Eastwood, J. (2014). I can’t get no satisfaction: Potential causes of boredom. Consciousness and cognition, 27, 27-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2013.10.001 

Mercer-Lynn, K. B., Bar, R. J., & Eastwood, J. D. (2014). Causes of boredom: The person, the situation, or both?. Personality and Individual Differences, 56, 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.08.034 

Mercer-Lynn, K. B., Hunter, J. A., & Eastwood, J. D. (2013). Is trait boredom redundant?. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 32(8), 897-916. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2013.32.8.897 

Mercer-Lynn, K. B., Flora, D. B., Fahlman, S. A., & Eastwood, J. D. (2013). The measurement of boredom: Differences between existing self-report scales. Assessment, 20(5), 585-596. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191111408229 

Fahlman, S. A., Mercer-Lynn, K. B., Flora, D. B., & Eastwood, J. D. (2013). Development and validation of the multidimensional state boredom scale. Assessment, 20(1), 68-85. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191111421303 

Eastwood, J. D., Frischen, A., Fenske, M. J., & Smilek, D. (2012). The unengaged mind: Defining boredom in terms of attention. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7(5), 482-495. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691612456044 

Goldberg, Y. K., Eastwood, J. D., LaGuardia, J., & Danckert, J. (2011). Boredom: An emotional experience distinct from apathy, anhedonia, or depression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30(6), 647-666. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2011.30.6.647 

Mercer, K. B., & Eastwood, J. D. (2010). Is boredom associated with problem gambling behaviour? It depends on what you mean by ‘boredom’. International Gambling Studies, 10(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459791003754414 

Fahlman, S. A., Mercer, K. B., Gaskovski, P., Eastwood, A. E., & Eastwood, J. D. (2009). Does a lack of life meaning cause boredom? Results from psychometric, longitudinal, and experimental analyses. Journal of social and clinical psychology, 28(3), 307-340. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2009.28.3.307 

Eastwood, J. D., Cavaliere, C., Fahlman, S. A., & Eastwood, A. E. (2007). A desire for desires: Boredom and its relation to alexithymia. Personality and Individual Differences, 42(6), 1035-1045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.08.027