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A Pilot Study of Boredom in a Community Sample of Adolescents and a Clinical Sample of Adolescents

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Bayside Health

Status

Completed

Conditions

Psychotic Disorders
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Affective Disorders

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00163865
BA 46/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the following pilot study is to examine boredom in a community sample of adolescents and a clinical sample of adolescents. This is important in order to examine differences among healthy adolescents and adolescents with mental illness.

Full description

Boredom has been recognized as a significant problem in a wide variety of areas. However, limited research has been focused on this construct (Vodanovich & Watt, 1999). Research into boredom in adolescents is especially lacking in the psychological literature. This is surprising given that adolescence is a time marked by change, stress, and identity issues.

The aim of the following pilot study is to examine boredom in a community sample of adolescents and a clinical sample of adolescents. This is important in order to examine differences among healthy adolescents and adolescents with mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. This has implications for both prevention and intervention strategies and programs, such as the assessment and treatment of adolescents with mental illness. Hence, the results of this study will be important in providing an evidence-based practice in the treatment of mental illness in adolescents.

Participants will be asked to complete one survey, the Boredom Proneness Scale (Farmer & Sundberg, 1986), and a demographic background form to measure gender, date of birth, country of birth, etc. The community sample of adolescents will be recruited from secondary schools in Victoria. The clinical sample of adolescents will be recruited from the Alfred Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. It is envisaged that about 100 adolescents from each sample will be recruited to participate.

Enrollment

71 patients

Sex

All

Ages

13 to 18 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • 13-18 years of age
  • has consenting guardian

Exclusion criteria

  • unable to sufficiently understand self report measure
  • IQ < 70

Trial design

71 participants in 2 patient groups

Clinical Group
Description:
clinical adolescent group
Community Group
Description:
community adolescent group

Trial contacts and locations

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