Correlation between Boredom and Meaning of Life in Late Adolescence during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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10.2991/assehr.k.220404.240How to use a DOI?

Keywords

boredom; meaning of life; late adolescence; Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic period caused various limitation in activities which can lead to boredom in late adolescence. Boredom that occurs from time to time may cause various psychological negative effects, including loss of meaning in life. This study aims to determine the relationship between boredom and meaning of life in late adolescence during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research was conducted using a Multidimensional State Boredom Scale by Fahlman and Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale by George and Park. This research involved 407 late adolescences across the country which consists of 64 males and 343 females. The analysis result between boredom and meaning of life used spearman correlation technique. The result of both variables correlation shows that there is a negative and significant correlation between boredom and meaning of life.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Angelika Laurensia Hartoyo
AU  - Erik Wijaya
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/21
TI  - Correlation between Boredom and Meaning of Life in Late Adolescence during the Covid-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1495
EP  - 1500
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220404.240
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220404.240
ID  - Hartoyo2022
ER  -