Form: Boredom Proneness Scale, BPS

1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
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1
It is easy for me to concentrate on my activities.
2
Frequently, when I am working, I find myself worrying about other things.
3
Time always seems to be passing slowly.
4
I often find myself at “loose ends” not knowing what to do.
5
I am often trapped in situations where I have to do meaningless things.
6
Having to look at someone's home movies or travel slides bores me tremendously.
7
I have projects in mind all the time, things to do.
8
I find it easy to entertain myself.
9
Many things I have to do are repetitive and monotonous.
10
It takes more stimulation to get me going than most people.
11
I get a kick out of most things I do.
12
I am seldom excited about my work.
13
In any situation, I can usually find something to do or see to keep me interested.
14
Much of the time I just sit around doing nothing.
15
I am good at waiting patiently.
16
I often find myself with nothing to do, time on my hands.
17
In situations where I have to wait, such as a line, I get very restless.
18
I often wake up with a new idea.
19
It would be very hard for me to find a job that is exciting enough.
20
I would like more challenging things to do in life.
21
I feel that I am working below my abilities most of the time.
22
Many people would say that I am a creative or imaginative person.
23
I have so many interests, I don't have time to do everything.
24
Among my friends, I am the one who keeps doing something the longest.
25
Unless I am doing something exciting, even dangerous, I feel half-dead and dull.
26
It takes a lot of change and variety to keep me really happy.
27
It seems that the same things are on television or the movies all the time; it's getting old.
28
When I was young, I was often in monotonous and tiresome situations.

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