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RESEARCH BRIEF
Testing A 3-Phased Boredom Intervention Training (BIT) Program for
Undergraduate Psychology Students
We would like to thank the 66 undergrad students who completed all three sessions of
our online boredom training program at TRU. Their participation has contributed to our
testing of separate phases of a large-scale intervention targeting university boredom.
In each phase, we tested students’ (1) boredom knowledge, (2) boredom beliefs, and
(3) situation modification strategies before and after viewing a video targeting each
aspect. Below we report the frequencies of correct items students chose before and
after watching the videos.

PHASE 1: Boredom Knowledge
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

92%
82%

86%

OUR STUDENT SAMPLE:

86%

85%

76%

74%
55%

61%

28%

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Pre-Video (% Correct)

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Participants were 22 years
old on average
44 identified as women, 19
as men, and 2 as nonbinary, 1 did not disclose
Ethnicity: 67% White, 15%
Asian, 3% Black, 3%
Indigenous, 3% South Asian,
3% Latin American, 1.5%
East Indian, 3% did not
disclose

Post-Video (% Correct)

In Phases 1 and 2, students identified a greater number of correct
boredom knowledge and boredom belief items after viewing the
videos compared to before.
This helps provide confidence in the building of a large-scale
boredom intervention involving these phases.

Report prepared by Drs. Parker, Tze, and Daniels July 2023
For more updates on the study, please visit the MAT-Lab website:
https://sites.google.com/view/mat-laboratory/

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RESEARCH BRIEF
Testing A 3-Phased Boredom Intervention Training (BIT) Program for
Undergraduate Psychology Students
PHASE 2: Boredom Beliefs
80%

71%

67%

62%

60%

55%

65% 65%

53%

49%

44%

40%

52%

61%

61% 61%

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53%

49%
42%

36%

32%

20%

0%

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Pre-Video (% Correct)

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Post-Video (% Correct)

PHASE 3: Situation Modification
80%

Findings suggest the
Phase 3 Situation
Modification video
may require more
behavioural-based
testing or that the quiz
items need further
development.

60%

56% 56%

55% 55%

50% 49%

47%

50%

49%

38%

40%

44%

24%

20%
0%

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Pre-Video (% Correct)

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Post-Video (% Correct)

Report prepared by Drs. Parker, Tze, and Daniels July 2023
For more updates on the study, please visit the MAT-Lab website:
https://sites.google.com/view/mat-laboratory/

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