THE EFFECTS OF ATTRIBUTIONAL PROCESSES ON BOREDOM PRONENESS

The presents study examined the ''unique'' contributions of attributio nal complexity and causal dimension (stability, internality) scores in the prediction of boredom proneness. A group of 214 undergraduate stu dents completed the Boredom Proneness, Attributional Complexity, and C ausal Dimension scales. As hypothesized, both attributional complexity and causal dimension scores were significant predictors of boredom pr oneness. Boredom proneness was found to be associated with lower attri butional complexity scores and more stable attributions. It was also f ound that high boredom proneness scores were associated with internal attributions for boredom. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that after attributional complexity and the causal dimension s were entered first into the equation, the effects of gender did not make a significant contribution to the prediction of boredom proneness . Implications for previously found gender differences and attribution al retraining are discussed.