Boredom in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. The Relationship Between State Boredom and Sleep-Wake Disruptions: A Mediation Model via Smartphone Addiction and Bedtime Procrastination.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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2. Motivations for enrollment in a COVID-19 ring-based post-exposure prophylaxis trial: qualitative examination of participant experiences.BMC medical research methodology · 2024
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3. Boredom and curiosity: the hunger and the appetite for information.Frontiers in psychology · 2024
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4. Meaninglessness and monotony in pandemic boredom.Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences · 2023
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5. Bored with boredom? Trait boredom predicts internet addiction through the mediating role of attentional bias toward social networks.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

1 author.

Funding

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