Table 3 Levels of spiritual boredom

From: Spiritual boredom is associated with over- and underchallenge, lack of value, and reduced motivation

Spiritual Context

Study

Trait/State

Scale/Single Item

M

SD

Skewness

Yoga

1

Trait

Scale

2.16

0.66

0.97

 

1

Trait

Single Item

1.85

0.94

1.08

 

2

State

Scale

1.42

0.68

1.90

 

2

State

Single Item

1.49

0.87

1.84

Meditation

3

Trait

Scale

2.39

0.83

0.24

 

3

Trait

Single Item

2.56

1.05

0.17

 

4

State

Scale

1.48

0.59

1.57

 

4

State

Single Item

1.54

0.74

0.96

Silence retreat

5

Trait

Scale

1.63

0.60

1.23

 

5

Trait

Single Item

1.56

0.82

1.78

 

6

State

Scale

1.63

0.78

2.34

 

6

State

Single Item

1.93

1.05

1.31

Sermon

7

Trait

Scale

3.56

0.94

−0.28

 

7

Trait

Single Item

3.60

1.13

−0.40

 

8

State

Scale

1.98

1.09

0.89

 

8

State

Single Item

1.75

1.32

1.49

Pilgrimage

9

Trait

Scale

1.44

0.43

1.19

 

9

Trait

Single Item

1.31

0.57

1.69

 

10

State

Scale

1.35

0.43

1.55

 

10

State

Single Item

1.24

0.52

2.05

  1. All constructs were assessed by using 5-point rating scales ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree).