Perkins R E, Hill A B
Br J Psychol. 1985 May;76 ( Pt 2):221-34. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1985.tb01946.x.
It is argued that previous research may have been mistaken in assuming that monotony in sensory stimulation is a necessary and sufficient cause of boredom. Five investigations are reported which used personal construct theory and repertory grid techniques to investigate three hypotheses: that boredom is associated with subjective monotony, that boredom is associated with a high degree of frustration and that boredom arises when stimulation lacks meaning for the individual. Results supported hypotheses (1) and (2) but no evidence was found to support hypothesis (3).
有人认为，以往的研究在假设感官刺激的单调是无聊产生的必要且充分原因时可能出现了错误。本文报告了五项调查，这些调查运用个人建构理论和 repertory grid 技术来探究三个假设：无聊与主观单调相关，无聊与高度的挫败感相关，以及当刺激对个体而言缺乏意义时无聊就会产生。结果支持了假设（1）和（2），但未发现支持假设（3）的证据。
