Table 2 Spiritual Boredom Scales
From: Spiritual boredom is associated with over- and underchallenge, lack of value, and reduced motivation
Spiritual Context | Study | Trait/State | Scale | Ni | Sample item | α |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yoga | 1 | Trait | YBS-T | 7 | The physical exercises in yoga usually bore me. | 0.71 |
2 | State | YBS-S | 7 | During the yoga session I had just completed, I was bored with the physical exercises. | 0.93 | |
Meditation | 3 | Trait | MBS-T | 6 | The concentration exercises in meditation usually bore me | 0.86 |
4 | State | MBS-S | 6 | During the meditation session I had just completed I was bored with the concentration exercises. | 0.82 | |
Silence retreat | 5 | Trait | SRBS-T | 11 | I usually get bored in silence at silence retreats | 0.87 |
6 | State | SRBS-S | 11 | I was bored with the silence. | 0.93 | |
Sermon | 7 | Trait | SBS-T | 7 | During the sermon, I have the feeling that time passes more slowly than usual | 0.93 |
8 | State | SBS-S | 7 | During the sermon, I had the feeling that time passed more slowly than usual. | 0.96 | |
Pilgrimage | 9 | Trait | PBS-T | 11 | Walking on a pilgrimage usually bores me | 0.82 |
10 | State | PBS-S | 11 | I was bored of walking. | 0.84 |
