Table 1 Descriptive summary of measures.

From: Bored by bothering? A cost-value approach to pandemic boredom

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Measure

Mean (SD)

Alpha

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Measure

Mean (SD)

Alpha

Thanksgiving

Avoid (2)

4.192 (1.187)

0.779

Winter holidays

Avoid (2)

4.043 (1.250)

0.843

Effort (2)

2.700 (1.324)

0.777

Effort (2)

2.901 (1.428)

0.864

Value (4)

4.081 (1.128)

0.935

Value (4)

4.004 (1.201)

0.950

Boredom (3)

1.946 (0.980)

0.862

Boredom (3)

1.875 (1.008)

0.901

Neg. affect (5)

1.564 (0.794)

0.901

Neg. affect (5)

1.606 (0.809)

0.905

Pos. affect (5)

2.515 (0.972)

0.835

Pos. affect (5)

2.648 (1.016)

0.849

Restr. subj. (2)

3.223 (1.358)

0.901

Restr. subj. (2)

3.223 (1.363)

0.931

Trait

Boredom (8)

2.226 (0.928)

0.911

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  1. Number of items included in the measure is reported in parentheses after the name of the measure. N = 1553.