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Kirra Gibson
UWRT 1104
Annotated Bibliography
Iso-Ahola, S., & Crowley, E. D. Adolescent Substance Abuse and Leisure Boredom. Journal
https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1308689793?
This research journal specifically followed the case findings on adolescent boredoms
link to drug and alcohol addiction. The study supports the clause that the still developing
adolescent brain is more susceptible to making poor decisions than the adult one. Due to
the brain not being fully developed, teenagers are at an increased risk to become addicted
to dangerous behaviors. The studies done on the teenage brain show that leisure activity
Leisure boredom is defined as, The perception that leisure experiences do not satisfy the
need for optimal arousal. This explains why teenagers engage in high risk behaviors.
The brain believes that drugs, alcohol, sex, and other dangerous activities are the only
way to full fill the brains reward system. While involvement in leisurely activities is
optimal for adolescent growth, it can become dangerous when drugs are involved. Even if
the particular teenager has never taken recreational drugs, peers are highly influential in a
This particular online journal was helpful in the development of the negative side effects
research that went into creating this online article. The article did an excellent job of
including facts and statistics. The article thoroughly explained the case study that was
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OBrien, Wendell. Boredom. Analysis, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 April 2014, Pages 236244.
https://academic.oup.com/analysis/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/analys/anu041. Accessed
presented crisply, making the information easy to read and absorb. The authors purpose
is to get the discussion rolling when it comes to boredom, since there is hardly any
First, the author provides a straightforward, bare boned definition on boredom. The
author explains, however, after the clear cut summary of boredom, that boredom is more
complicated than a simple definition. Next, the author discloses the ways in which
boredom can vary per person, per situation. Every person experiences boredom a little
differently from the next person. However, a general diagnosis of boredom can be
described as weariness, restlessness, and lack of interest. The author explores the two
conflicting demons of boredom as well; weariness and restlessness. This is explains why
The author did an excellent job grouping the different branches of information. Since the
information was grouped into different categories of discussion, it prompts the reader to
further investigate the claims the author makes. The articles purpose was not a teaching
article, but rather one that provided information to interest the reader into further
Pickhardt, Carl E. Bored to Death: Risks from Boredom in Adolescence Psychology Today,
2017. Web.
The article starts off with looking at the pros and cons of teenage boredom. The article
describes what boredom is and how it impacts teenagers. The article goes over why
teenage boredom is imperative and natural, since teenagers are bound to grow up, they
are bound to lose interest in pre-adolescent activities. It is boredom that creates new
The author encourages people to not look at teenage boredom as superficial. People claim
to be bored all the time, it is an overused term. People need to become more aware of the
that are socially unacceptable. The article discusses one instance where a teenage boy
blatantly said he killed somebody because he needed release from the boredom he was
experiencing.
After the author is through explaining all the negative effects of boredom explains the
positive effects. For example, a symbol of reaching early adulthood is getting a first job.
Usually, a busy individual will put off having a job for as long as possible. But when
bored a teenager will feel more compelled to find a job. Other positive outcomes of
boredom include finding new hobbies, getting involved in sports, or finding a cause they
The article was written by Carl E Pickhardt. Carl has earned Ph.D. from the University of
therapy, he understands the teenage brain well. Therapists in general have the ability to
Rogers, Katie. After 15 Big Mall Fights, Police See a Culprit: Teenage Boredom New York
The New York Times published an article on riots that have been breaking out in malls.
Malls are essentially breeding grounds for teenage dramatics. There are countless news
stories on people getting into massive brawls at shopping centers. The worst days for
these fights to break out is during Black Friday weekend or during the week of
Christmas. In this particular string of events it was Christmas Eve, a night when people
The officers that were on the crime scene explicitly suggested that boredom was the
reason behind the shootings. They claimed that over winter break teenagers have too
much time on their hands, so they pick fights with others. Arguing is one way to relieve
the unbearable feeling of boredom. People would rather engage in an argument with
somebody than just sit in silence. So police hypothesized that teenagers come to the mall
looking for action. Picking a fight is better than staying at home with their parents
This article is an example of unamused teenagers that engaged in stupid decisions that
made the news. Not a surprise, since there are always adolescent kids getting in trouble
with the law. What made this article support the clause of boredom causing teenagers to
act out however, was the explicit statement that boredom was the cause behind these
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incidents of teenage rebellion. This is important in the thesis that boredom causes
Toohey. Peter. Boredom: A Lively History. Yale University Press, 2011. Print.
The author of the book put a lot of thought into the development of the book. The author
was concerned with the attention span of the reader. An effective way to keep a readers
attention is through changing up the way that information is received. By including text
and images the author was able to do this really efficiently. Often reading long, strenuous
books causes the reader boredom. It just naturally happens, even if the topic is one of
interest, repetitive scanning of the page causes the mind to wander. The book had a mix
of text and visuals. The book includes famous artwork that depicts people unamused and
uninterested.
The author not only defines and explains boredom, but provides the reader with the
opportunity to explore boredom further. The author does not give all the information
there is on boredom, allowing for the reader to continue to further research boredom
based on the case studies provided. The author provides an index of all the terms, books,
people, etc that he mentions in his book. Overall this is a great book to get the mind
rolling, thinking about what boredom really means, and the ways in which people think
about boredom.
Peter Toohey is a professor at the University of Calgary, his long term interest in
boredom led him to write this book. Tooheys novel takes a creative approach to
evaluating boredom.