Table 4 Antecedents and effects of spiritual boredom
From: Spiritual boredom is associated with over- and underchallenge, lack of value, and reduced motivation
Spiritual Context | Study | Trait/State | Overchallenge | Underchallenge | Value | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yoga | 1 | Trait | 0.44*** [0.37, 0.50] | 0.54*** [0.48, 0.59] | −0.62*** [−0.67, −0.57] | −0.49*** [−0.55, −0.43] |
2 | State | 0.29* (0.030) [0.16, 0.41] | 0.72*** [0.65, 0.78] | −0.56*** [−0.64, −0.46] | −0.66*** [−0.73, −0.57] | |
Meditation | 3 | Trait | 0.36** (0.004) [0.24, 0.47] | 0.48*** [0.37, 0.58] | −0.56*** [−0.64, −0.47] | −0.36+ (0.060) [−0.52, −0.17] |
4 | State | 0.35** (0.006) [0.23, 0.46] | 0.42*** [0.30, 0.52] | −0.28* (0.029) [−0.40, −0.16] | −0.28* (0.026) [−0.40, −0.16] | |
Silence retreat | 5 | Trait | 0.45*** [0.35, 0.53] | 0.29** (0.009) [0.19, 0.40] | −0.53*** [−0.61, −0.45] | −0.47*** [−0.55, −0.38] |
6 | State | 0.55*** [0.43, 0.66] | 0.38* (0.018) [0.22, 0.51] | −0.61*** [−0.70, −0.50] | −0.58*** [−0.68, −0.46] | |
Sermon | 7 | Trait | 0.03 (0.547) [−0.02, 0.09] | 0.23*** [0.18, 0.28] | −0.68*** [−0.71, −0.65] | −0.58*** [−0.61, −0.54] |
8 | State | 0.75*** [0.70, 0.79] | 0.56*** [0.49, 0.63] | −0.39*** [−0.47, −0.30] | −0.23* (0.023) [−0.33, −0.13] | |
Pilgrimage | 9 | Trait | 0.53*** [0.47, 0.59] | 0.41*** [0.34, 0.47] | −0.59*** [−0.64, −0.53] | −0.53*** [−0.58, −0.47] |
10 | State | 0.50*** [0.43, 0.56] | 0.34*** [0.25, 0.42] | −0.37*** [−0.45, −0.29] | −0.33*** [−0.41, −0.25] |