Boredom Research - Is It a Bad Idea?

Psychologists have yet to land on a clear, universally accepted definition of boredom and what causes it. Boredom is associated with loneliness, gambling, drinking, dropping out of school. There's two types of boredom: trait boredom and state boredom. State boredom is being bored in the moment, as in, this movie is boring. Trait boredom is when people find themselves with nothing to do but think,. Have they entertained themselves with their own thoughts? Is that a pleasant experience? To find out, researchers recruited fifty five undergrads, male and female....