The meaning of boredom : Properly managing childhood boredom could lead to more fulfilling lives.

What it found

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Differential associations of parents' ADHD tendencies, boredom proneness, and parenting styles with children's ADHD tendencies and boredom proneness.Scientific reports · 2025
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2. Boredom proneness and inattention in children with and without ADHD: the mediating role of delay aversion.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025
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3. Executive function and boredom in Japanese monolingual, Chinese monolingual, and Japanese-Chinese bilingual children.Frontiers in psychology · 2025
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