The Experience of Tedium in Life and Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9891176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ditsa Kafry (Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, corresponding author), Ayala Pines (University of California, Berkeley), Ayala Malach Pines (University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 477-503 |
| Publication date | 1980-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678003300703 |
| OpenAlex | W2165343486 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 29 |
Tedium, the experience of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion, was introduced. It was assumed to stem from chronic daily pressures. Tedium was predicted to be related to: (1) internal features which include pressures inherent in the individual's roles and imposed on the cognitive capacity and the need for meaningfulness and achievement; and (2) external features which include pressures imposed on the individual by the physical, organizational, and social environment. A trilogy of studies designed to develop a tedium measure, to test its reliability and validity, and to study its relationships to internal and external life and work features was presented. It was concluded that tedium is a highly relevant psychological construct, experienced in its extreme form by 6% of the people studied (N = 1187). Tedium was found to be a significant correlate of both internal and external life and work features. The comparison between life and work features showed that the former are more highly related to tedium than the latter. Life was also found to be a higher source of rewards and a lower source of pressures relative to work. The need to develop a more rigorous causal model of tedium was stressed
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |