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Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries

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Pandemic Boredom : Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. / Westgate, Erin C.; Buttrick, Nicholas R.; Lin, Yijun et al.

In: Emotion, Vol. 23, No. 8, 13.03.2023, p. 2370-2384.

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Harvard

Westgate, EC, Buttrick, NR, Lin, Y, El Helou, G, Agostini, M, Bélanger, JJ, G€utzkow, B, Kreienkamp, J, Abakoumkin, G, Khaiyom, JHA, Ahmedi, V, Akkas, H, Almenara, CA, Atta, M, Bagci, SC, Basel, S, Kida, EB, Bernardo, ABI, Chobthamkit, P, Choi, HS, Cristea, M, Csaba, S, Damnjanovic, K, Danyliuk, I, Dash, A, Di Santo, D, Douglas, KM, Enea, V, Faller, DG, Fitzsimons, G, Gheorghiu, A, Gómez, Á, Hamaidia, A, Han, Q, Helmy, M, Hudiyana, J, Jeronimus, BF, Jiang, DY, Jovanović, V, Kamenov, Ž, Kende, A, Keng, SL, Kieu, TTT, Koc, Y, Kovyazina, K, Kozytska, I, Krause, J, Kruglanski, AW, Kurapov, A, Kutlaca, M, Lantos, NA, Lemay, EP, Lesmana, CBJ, Louis, WR, Lueders, A, Maj, M, Malik, NI, Martinez, A, McCabe, KO, Mehulić, J, Milla, MN, Mohammed, I, Molinario, E, Moyano, M, Muhammad, H, Mula, S, Muluk, H, Myroniuk, S, Najafi, R, Nisa, CF, Nyúl, B, O’Keefe, PA, Osuna, JJO, Osin, EN, Park, J, Pica, G, Pierro, A, Rees, J, Reitsema, AM, Resta, E, Rullo, M, Ryan, MK, Samekin, A, Santtila, P, Sasin, E, Schumpe, BM, Selim, HA, Stanton, MV, Stroebe, W, Sutton, RM, Tseliou, E, Utsugi, A, van Breen, JA, Lissa, CJV, Veen, KV, van Dellen, MR, Vázquez, A, Wollast, R, Yeung, VWL, Zand, S, Žežzelj, IL, Zheng, B, Zick, A, Zúñiga, C & Leander, NP 2023, 'Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries', Emotion, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 2370-2384. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001118

APA

Westgate, E. C., Buttrick, N. R., Lin, Y., El Helou, G., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., G€utzkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Khaiyom, J. H. A., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Kida, E. B., Bernardo, A. B. I., Chobthamkit, P., ... Leander, N. P. (2023). Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. Emotion, 23(8), 2370-2384. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001118

Vancouver

Westgate EC, Buttrick NR, Lin Y, El Helou G, Agostini M, Bélanger JJ et al. Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. Emotion. 2023 Mar 13;23(8):2370-2384. doi: 10.1037/emo0001118

Bibtex

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title = "Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries",
abstract = "Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective public health behaviors (e.g., national/regional “lockdown”) may result in behavioral fatigue that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries. Although boredom was higher in countries with more COVID-19 cases and in countries that instituted more stringent lockdowns, such boredom did not predict longitudinal within-person decreases in social distancing behavior (or vice versa; n = 8,031) in early spring and summer of 2020. Overall, we found little evidence that changes in boredom predict individual public health behaviors (handwashing, staying home, self-quarantining, and avoiding crowds) over time, or that such behaviors had any reliable longitudinal effects on boredom itself.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Emotion, Public Health, Self-Regulation, Simpson{\textquoteright}S Paradox, Business psychology",
author = "Westgate, {Erin C.} and Buttrick, {Nicholas R.} and Yijun Lin and {El Helou}, Gaelle and Maximilian Agostini and B{\'e}langer, {Jocelyn J.} and Ben G€utzkow and Jannis Kreienkamp and Georgios Abakoumkin and Khaiyom, {Jamilah Hanum Abdul} and Vjollca Ahmedi and Handan Akkas and Almenara, {Carlos A.} and Mohsin Atta and Bagci, {Sabahat Cigdem} and Sima Basel and Kida, {Edona Berisha} and Bernardo, {Allan B.I.} and Phatthanakit Chobthamkit and Choi, {Hoon Seok} and Mioara Cristea and S{\'a}ra Csaba and Kaja Damnjanovic and Ivan Danyliuk and Arobindu Dash and {Di Santo}, Daniela and Douglas, {Karen M.} and Violeta Enea and Faller, {Daiane Gracieli} and Gavan Fitzsimons and Alexandra Gheorghiu and {\'A}ngel G{\'o}mez and Ali Hamaidia and Qing Han and Mai Helmy and Joevarian Hudiyana and Jeronimus, {Bertus F.} and Jiang, {Ding Yu} and Veljko Jovanovi{\'c} and {\v Z}eljka Kamenov and Anna Kende and Keng, {Shian Ling} and Kieu, {Tra Thi Thanh} and Yasin Koc and Kamila Kovyazina and Inna Kozytska and Joshua Krause and Kruglanski, {Arie W.} and Anton Kurapov and Maja Kutlaca and Lantos, {N{\'o}ra Anna} and Lemay, {Edward P.} and Lesmana, {Cokorda Bagus Jaya} and Louis, {Winnifred R.} and Adrian Lueders and Marta Maj and Malik, {Najma Iqbal} and Anton Martinez and McCabe, {Kira O.} and Jasmina Mehuli{\'c} and Milla, {Mirra Noor} and Idris Mohammed and Erica Molinario and Manuel Moyano and Hayat Muhammad and Silvana Mula and Hamdi Muluk and Solomiia Myroniuk and Reza Najafi and Nisa, {Claudia F.} and Bogl{\'a}rka Ny{\'u}l and O{\textquoteright}Keefe, {Paul A.} and Osuna, {Jose Javier Olivas} and Osin, {Evgeny N.} and Joonha Park and Gennaro Pica and Antonio Pierro and Jonas Rees and Reitsema, {Anne Margit} and Elena Resta and Marika Rullo and Ryan, {Michelle K.} and Adil Samekin and Pekka Santtila and Edyta Sasin and Schumpe, {Birga M.} and Selim, {Heyla A.} and Stanton, {Michael Vicente} and Wolfgang Stroebe and Sutton, {Robbie M.} and Eleftheria Tseliou and Akira Utsugi and {van Breen}, {Jolien Anne} and Lissa, {Caspar J.Van} and Veen, {Kees Van} and {van Dellen}, {Michelle R.} and Alexandra V{\'a}zquez and Robin Wollast and Yeung, {Victoria Wai lan} and Somayeh Zand and {\v Z}e{\v z}zelj, {Iris Lav} and Bang Zheng and Andreas Zick and Claudia Z{\'u}{\~n}iga and Leander, {N. Pontus}",
note = "Funding Information: This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086). The study was approved by the Ethics Committees of the University of Groningen (PSY-1920-S-0390) and New York University Abu Dhabi (HRPP-2020-42). Supplementary data and analyses can be found at: https://osf.io/h59dt/. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 American Psychological Association",
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language = "English",
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T2 - Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries

AU - Westgate, Erin C.

AU - Buttrick, Nicholas R.

AU - Lin, Yijun

AU - El Helou, Gaelle

AU - Agostini, Maximilian

AU - Bélanger, Jocelyn J.

AU - G€utzkow, Ben

AU - Kreienkamp, Jannis

AU - Abakoumkin, Georgios

AU - Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum Abdul

AU - Ahmedi, Vjollca

AU - Akkas, Handan

AU - Almenara, Carlos A.

AU - Atta, Mohsin

AU - Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem

AU - Basel, Sima

AU - Kida, Edona Berisha

AU - Bernardo, Allan B.I.

AU - Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit

AU - Choi, Hoon Seok

AU - Cristea, Mioara

AU - Csaba, Sára

AU - Damnjanovic, Kaja

AU - Danyliuk, Ivan

AU - Dash, Arobindu

AU - Di Santo, Daniela

AU - Douglas, Karen M.

AU - Enea, Violeta

AU - Faller, Daiane Gracieli

AU - Fitzsimons, Gavan

AU - Gheorghiu, Alexandra

AU - Gómez, Ángel

AU - Hamaidia, Ali

AU - Han, Qing

AU - Helmy, Mai

AU - Hudiyana, Joevarian

AU - Jeronimus, Bertus F.

AU - Jiang, Ding Yu

AU - Jovanović, Veljko

AU - Kamenov, Željka

AU - Kende, Anna

AU - Keng, Shian Ling

AU - Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh

AU - Koc, Yasin

AU - Kovyazina, Kamila

AU - Kozytska, Inna

AU - Krause, Joshua

AU - Kruglanski, Arie W.

AU - Kurapov, Anton

AU - Kutlaca, Maja

AU - Lantos, Nóra Anna

AU - Lemay, Edward P.

AU - Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya

AU - Louis, Winnifred R.

AU - Lueders, Adrian

AU - Maj, Marta

AU - Malik, Najma Iqbal

AU - Martinez, Anton

AU - McCabe, Kira O.

AU - Mehulić, Jasmina

AU - Milla, Mirra Noor

AU - Mohammed, Idris

AU - Molinario, Erica

AU - Moyano, Manuel

AU - Muhammad, Hayat

AU - Mula, Silvana

AU - Muluk, Hamdi

AU - Myroniuk, Solomiia

AU - Najafi, Reza

AU - Nisa, Claudia F.

AU - Nyúl, Boglárka

AU - O’Keefe, Paul A.

AU - Osuna, Jose Javier Olivas

AU - Osin, Evgeny N.

AU - Park, Joonha

AU - Pica, Gennaro

AU - Pierro, Antonio

AU - Rees, Jonas

AU - Reitsema, Anne Margit

AU - Resta, Elena

AU - Rullo, Marika

AU - Ryan, Michelle K.

AU - Samekin, Adil

AU - Santtila, Pekka

AU - Sasin, Edyta

AU - Schumpe, Birga M.

AU - Selim, Heyla A.

AU - Stanton, Michael Vicente

AU - Stroebe, Wolfgang

AU - Sutton, Robbie M.

AU - Tseliou, Eleftheria

AU - Utsugi, Akira

AU - van Breen, Jolien Anne

AU - Lissa, Caspar J.Van

AU - Veen, Kees Van

AU - van Dellen, Michelle R.

AU - Vázquez, Alexandra

AU - Wollast, Robin

AU - Yeung, Victoria Wai lan

AU - Zand, Somayeh

AU - Žežzelj, Iris Lav

AU - Zheng, Bang

AU - Zick, Andreas

AU - Zúñiga, Claudia

AU - Leander, N. Pontus

N1 - Funding Information: This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086). The study was approved by the Ethics Committees of the University of Groningen (PSY-1920-S-0390) and New York University Abu Dhabi (HRPP-2020-42). Supplementary data and analyses can be found at: https://osf.io/h59dt/. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 American Psychological Association

PY - 2023/3/13

Y1 - 2023/3/13

N2 - Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective public health behaviors (e.g., national/regional “lockdown”) may result in behavioral fatigue that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries. Although boredom was higher in countries with more COVID-19 cases and in countries that instituted more stringent lockdowns, such boredom did not predict longitudinal within-person decreases in social distancing behavior (or vice versa; n = 8,031) in early spring and summer of 2020. Overall, we found little evidence that changes in boredom predict individual public health behaviors (handwashing, staying home, self-quarantining, and avoiding crowds) over time, or that such behaviors had any reliable longitudinal effects on boredom itself.

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KW - COVID-19

KW - Emotion

KW - Public Health

KW - Self-Regulation

KW - Simpson’S Paradox

KW - Business psychology

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