"I Am so Bored!": Prevalence Rates and Sociodemographic and Contextual Correlates of High Boredom among American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Martz, Meghan E.; Schulenberg, John E.; Patrick, Megan E.; Kloska, Deborah D.
Titel	"I Am so Bored!": Prevalence Rates and Sociodemographic and Contextual Correlates of High Boredom among American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 50 (2018) 5, S.688-710 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X15626624
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Grade 8; Grade 10; National Surveys; Psychological Patterns; Social Influences; Context Effect; Environmental Influences; Demography; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Geographic Location; Socioeconomic Influences; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Institutional Characteristics; Parent Influence; Peer Influence; Leisure Time; Incidence; Educational Environment; Statistical Analysis; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Sozialer Einfluss; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Demografie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; Freizeit; Vorkommen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Adolescent boredom is associated with maladaptation and negative developmental outcomes, yet little is known about the prevalence and correlates of high boredom. Drawing from a broad psychosocial framework, the present study examined rates of high boredom and sociodemographic and contextual correlates among nationally representative samples of 8th and 10th graders (N = 21,173; 51.8% female) from the Monitoring the Future survey. Results indicate that approximately 20% of adolescents reported high levels of boredom. Those who were more likely to report high boredom were eighth graders; females; youth who identified as Black, Biracial, or Native American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; rural youth; and youth of lower socioeconomic status. Results of multivariable logistic regression analyses show significant associations between high boredom and many elements of school, parent, peer, and extracurricular contexts, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Findings highlight the pervasiveness of high boredom among American youth and may benefit prevention and intervention efforts by identifying multiple contextual associations with adolescent boredom. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01