Boredom Intervention Training Phase I: Increasing Boredom Knowledge through a Psychoeducational Video.

Area of Science:

• Educational Psychology
• Emotion Research

Background:

• Boredom negatively impacts academic achievement and motivation in higher education.
• Existing theories include the Control-Value Theory (CVT) and Component Process Model (CPM).

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the initial phase of an online Boredom Intervention Training (BIT) program.
• The primary goal was to increase university students' knowledge of boredom as a scholarly construct.

Main Methods:

• A repeated measures analysis was used to assess knowledge changes.
• Participants (N=85) completed a baseline survey, a psychoeducational video, an exercise, and a follow-up quiz.

Main Results:

• Students demonstrated increased knowledge about boredom after the intervention.
• Participants reported learning novel information and expressed interest in the program.

Conclusions:

• The initial phase of the BIT program effectively enhanced students' understanding of academic boredom.
• Findings support the potential for online interventions to address boredom in postsecondary education.