Abstract The experience of boredom is strongly connected to our well-being. It can be a powerful driver toward a meaningful life and a great source of creativity. However, it can also pose a severe risk to our health. In recognition of its importance, in recent years, more and more researchers have begun to investigate the topic of boredom. However, while the psychological factors influencing boredom have been studied extensively, its social conditions are still poorly understood. The article aims to fill this research gap by providing a synthesized literature review of explicitly sociologically-inclined boredom research as well as implicit sociological ideas in the interdisciplinary field of boredom studies. On the basis of this data, we argue that boredom is not an interpersonal state, but a social emotion which is influenced by (1) cultural and (2) organizational norms/rules, (3) the individual’s position in the social structure, and (4) interaction processes.

中文翻译：

---

为什么我们感到无聊：朝着无聊的社会学方法

摘要无聊的经历与我们的幸福息息相关。它可以成为有意义生活和强大创造力的强大动力。但是，它也可能对我们的健康构成严重威胁。认识到它的重要性，近年来，越来越多的研究人员开始研究无聊的话题。但是，尽管已经广泛研究了影响无聊的心理因素，但对它的社会状况仍然知之甚少。本文旨在通过对无聊研究的跨学科领域中明确的社会学倾向的无聊研究以及隐含的社会学思想进行综合的文献综述，来填补这一研究空白。根据这些数据，我们认为无聊不是一种人际交往的状态，