Form: Multidimensional State Boredom Scale, MSBS

1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Neutral
5 – Somewhat agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
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1
Time is passing by slower than usual.
2
I am stuck in a situation that I feel is irrelevant.
3
I am easily distracted.
4
I am lonely.
5
Everything seems to be irritating me right now.
6
I wish time would go by faster.
7
Everything seems repetitive and routine to me.
8
I feel down.
9
I seem to be forced to do things that have no value to me.
10
I feel bored.
11
Time is dragging on.
12
I am more moody than usual.
13
I am indecisive or unsure of what to do next.
14
I feel agitated.
15
I feel empty.
16
It is difficult to focus my attention.
17
I want to do something fun, but nothing appeals to me.
18
Time is moving very slowly.
19
I wish I were doing something more exciting.
20
My attention span is shorter than usual.
21
I am impatient right now.
22
I am wasting time that would be better spent on something else.
23
My mind is wandering.
24
I want something to happen but I'm not sure what.
25
I feel cut off from the rest of the world.
26
Right now it seems like time is passing slowly.
27
I am annoyed with the people around me.
28
I feel like I'm sitting around waiting for something to happen.
29
It seems like there's no one around for me to talk to.

The presented answer sheet is not an original form and is not intended for printing or use as a handout.

The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.