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Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SR)

Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SR) Test

Understand how strongly and how often boredom shows up in your daily life in about 2 minutes. Eight quick items deliver clear, actionable insight to support motivation, focus, and behavior change.

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October 2, 2025

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25/56

Boredom Proneness (BP)

Measures how strongly and consistently a person tends to feel bored across everyday situations.

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8 – 23: Low | 24 – 39: Moderate | 40 – 56: High

A score of 25 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not pervasive tendency to lose interest and feel under-stimulated in day-to-day activities.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Easily distracted students

41%OF USERS

Students take it to see whether frequent boredom is driving procrastination, low focus, or chasing constant stimulation.

Unmotivated office workers

34%OF USERS

People in routine jobs use it to understand why tasks feel dull and why they struggle to stay engaged day to day.

Counseling and youth professionals

25%OF USERS

Psychologists, coaches, and youth workers use it as a quick screen to guide support plans for clients with motivation and concentration issues.

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Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS)

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35.4

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how often and how strongly boredom is experienced as a stable tendency. It focuses on loss of interest and difficulty staying engaged in routine situations.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion usually takes about 2 minutes. It includes 8 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches typical experience, not a single unusual day. Answer all items based on first impression when possible.

How should scores be interpreted?

Higher scores indicate greater proneness to boredom and faster loss of interest. Scores should be interpreted alongside other information rather than as a stand-alone diagnosis.

Who can use the results and for what purpose?

Results can support screening, counseling, and research focused on engagement, motivation, and attention in daily life. They may help guide follow-up questions or planning for behavioral changes.

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Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SR) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure assesses individual differences in the tendency to experience boredom as a relatively stable trait. The Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SR) is a brief self-report instrument intended to capture how readily a person becomes disengaged, loses interest, or feels understimulated in everyday contexts.

The questionnaire includes 8 items and typically requires about 2 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to rate common reactions to monotonous or uninteresting situations, supporting efficient screening in clinical, counseling, and research settings. The Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SR) was developed by Richard F. Farmer and Norman D. Sundberg.

Author: Norman D. Sundberg, Richard F. Farmer

Literature: Farmer, R., & Sundberg, N. D. Boredom proneness: The development and correlates of a new scale. Journal of Personality Assessment. 1986.; Struk, A. A., Carriere, J. S. A., Cheyne, J. A., & Danckert, J. A. A short boredom proneness scale: Development and psychometric properties. Assessment. 2017.

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