Ohlmeier, Silke, Klingler, Corinna, Schellartz, Isabell ORCID: 0000-0002-4678-7609 and Pfaff, Holger ORCID: 0000-0001-9154-6575 (2022). Having a Break or Being Imprisoned: Influence of Subjective Interpretations of Quarantine and Isolation on Boredom. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19 (4). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Boredom has been identified as one of the greatest psychological challenges when staying at home during quarantine and isolation. However, this does not mean that the situation necessarily causes boredom. On the basis of 13 explorative interviews with bored and non-bored persons who have been under quarantine or in isolation, we explain why boredom is related to a subjective interpretation process rather than being a direct consequence of the objective situation. Specifically, we show that participants vary significantly in their interpretations of staying at home and, thus, also in their experience of boredom. While the non-bored participants interpret the situation as a relief or as irrelevant, the bored participants interpret it as a major restriction that only some are able to cope with.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Ohlmeier, SilkeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klingler, CorinnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schellartz, IsabellUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4678-7609UNSPECIFIED
Pfaff, HolgerUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-670888
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042207
Journal or Publication Title: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Volume: 19
Number: 4
Date: 2022
Publisher: MDPI
Place of Publication: BASEL
ISSN: 1660-4601
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
PRONENESS; EXPERIENCE; APPRAISAL; TIME; SARSMultiple languages
Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67088

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