Table 6 Correlation of the German BPS to other boredom-related psychometric constructs.

From: Validation of a German version of the Boredom Proneness Scale and the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale

  

MSBS

GHQ-28

BDI-II

CAARS: S-L

STAI-Y2

I-8 Urg

I-8 Purp

I-8 End

I-8 Risk

BPS

SpearmanR

0.724

0.445

0.560

0.539

0.632

0.379

–0.208

–0.397

–0.128

Sig. (p)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

N

843

847

850

802

843

850

850

850

850

  1. BPS: Boredom Proneness Scale; MSBS: Multidimensional State Boredom Scale; GHQ: General Health Questionnaire; BDI: Beck’s Depression Inventory; CAARS: Conner’s Adult ADHD Rating Scale; I: Impulsivity questionnaire with subscales for Urgency, Purpose, Endurance and Risk Affinity.
  2. Significant correlations after Bonferroni correction for multiple testing are highlighted in bold letters.
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