求同还是立异?无聊个体的独特性偏好

To be Similar or to be Distinctive?Bored People’s Preference for Uniqueness

为探究无聊个体的独特性偏好,研究1初步检验了无聊倾向、意义寻求动机、独特性选择的相关关系,研究2操纵状态无聊并检验其对意义寻求动机和独特性需求的影响。结果一致表明,无聊显著正向预测独特性选择和需求,意义寻求动机起中介作用。本研究揭示了无聊与独特性偏好的关系及其内在机制,拓展了无聊领域的理论和研究方向。

To examine the preference for uniqueness of bored people,Study 1 preliminarily explored the correla-tional relationships among boredom proneness,search for meaning,and unique choice,and Study 2 manipulated state boredom and examined its effects on search for meaning and need for uniqueness.The results consistently showed that boredom positively predicted choice and need for uniqueness,and search for meaning played a mediating role.The current re-search reveals how and why boredom influences preference for uniqueness and extends previous theo-ries and research directions on boredom.