If you try to escape boredom by switching between short videos and reels on YouTube, Netflix, or TikTok, that behavior will paradoxically intensify your boredom, according to a new study by the ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, researchers investigate how switching between or within digital media, such as short videos on social media platforms, ...

Want to avoid boredom while watching YouTube and TikTok videos? Try to immerse yourself in them. Credit: Worawee Meepian / iStock / Getty Images Plus A new study on boredom prompts a question you ...

Here’s some video engagement research from an unexpected source: the American Psychological Association (APA). Swiping through online videos to relieve boredom actually makes people more bored and ...

Cognitive psychologists have noted -- in numerous studies over the past decade -- that individuals engage in social media, and other digital media, to escape boredom. However, the same studies reveal ...