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Boredom

A state of low engagement and dissatisfaction with the current activity, often linked to low meaning, novelty, control, or value.

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Child bored easily and avoids effort tasks

Child bored easily and avoids effort tasks

What boredom may be communicating Boredom is often described casually, but psychologically it is a state of low engagement and dissatisfaction with the current activity. A child may experience it when a task has too little meaning, too little novelty, too much repetition, or too much effort for the expected payoff. In control-value terms, boredom […]