Attention has a seemingly inevitable tendency to turn inward toward our thoughts. Mind-
wandering refers to moments when this inward focus diverts attention away from the current …

Boredom has been characterized as a crisis of meaning, a failure of attention, and a call to
action. Yet as a self-regulatory signal writ-large, we are still left with the question of what …

The metaverse is an emerging area of research and has a lot of potential in providing
individuals with an alternate place of inhabitation. The importance of metaverse escapism …

During the past two decades, self-control research has been dominated by the strength
model of self-control, which is built on the premise that the capacity for self-control is a …

Boredom and burnout are suggested to develop from opposite conditions: Whereas
boredom is associated with low job stressors, burnout is driven by high job stressors …

Physical exercise is an effective tool for improving public health, but the general population
exercises too little. Drawing on recent theorizing on the combined role of boredom and self …

The ego-depletion effect refers to a temporary failure of self-control exertion after first
performing an effortful task. This phenomenon has experienced a replication crisis in the …

Functional accounts of boredom propose that boredom serves as an impartial signal to
change something about the current situation, which should give rise to adaptive and …

In recent years, there has been a gradual digitalization of our society, resulting in intensified
technology use for daily life activities, including the emergence of problematic Internet use …

Self-control is critical for successful participation and performance in sports and therefore
has attracted considerable research interest. Yet, knowledge about self-control remains …