Thackray R I
Psychosom Med. 1981 Apr;43(2):165-76. doi: 10.1097/00006842-198104000-00008.
Boredom and monotony are generally conceded to be negative factors that can have adverse effects on morale, performance, and quality of work. This article examines the evidence for yet another claimed effect of boredom and monotony, viz., that these factors are stressors, and that because they are stressors, they may produce effects even more detrimental than those mentioned above. Both laboratory and field studies are examined for evidence of increased neuroendocrine activity during exposure to conditions determined to be, or generally acknowledged to be, boring or monotonous. It is concluded that the available data offer no support for the belief that boredom or monotony per se produces the syndrome of stress. However, monotony coupled with a need to maintain high levels of alertness could represent a combination capable of eliciting considerable stress.
无聊和单调通常被认为是负面因素，会对士气、工作表现和工作质量产生不利影响。本文探讨了关于无聊和单调的另一种声称的影响的证据，即这些因素是压力源，并且由于它们是压力源，它们可能产生比上述影响更有害的影响。本文考察了实验室研究和实地研究，以寻找在接触被确定为或普遍认为是无聊或单调的条件期间神经内分泌活动增加的证据。得出的结论是，现有数据不支持无聊或单调本身会产生压力综合征的观点。然而，单调加上需要保持高度警觉可能是一种能够引发相当大压力的组合。
