Boredom as a protection against death anxiety

ǂa ǂterror management approach

Iva Rajović (Author), Olga Markič (Mentor), Borut Škodlar (Co-mentor)

Abstract

V filozofskih delih in književnosti se dolgčas pogosto povezuje s smrtjo, bodisi kot nekaj kar vodi v smrt, bodisi kot nekaj kar predstavlja smrt samo po sebi. Kljub temu pa ta ideja ostaja v znanstvenem raziskovanju relativno zanemarjena. Raziskave v okviru teorije upravljanja z grozo (ang. Terror Management Theory) so pokazale, da so različni aspekti človekovega vedenja spodbujeni z vedno-prisotnim potencialom za intenzivno tesnobo, ki izvira iz zavedanja lastne smrtnosti. Karakteristike dolgčasa, ki rezultirajo iz neuspešno vključene pozornosti na osnovi notranje ali zunanje informacije, se manifestirajo kot zavedanje časa, samozavedanje in občutek brezsmiselnosti ter so tudi glavne lastnosti izstopajočih stanj zavedanja smrtnosti (ang salient mortality states). Cilj magistrske naloge je, na osnovi konceptualne analize in analize empirične literature raziskati povezavo med omenjenimi manifestacijami. Zgrajena bo argumentacija, da so zavedanje časa, samozavedanje in občutek brezsmiselnosti manifestacije inhibirane skozi inherentno lastnost dolgčasa – potrebo po pobegu iz trenutne situacije. Rezultat je stanje ponovno vključene pozornosti, kar odvrne pojav izstopajočega stanja zavedanja smrtnosti, ki ustvarja potencial za akutno s smrtjo povezano tesnobo. Predlagan bo diagram poteka vpetosti izkustva dolgčasa v teoretični okvir teorije upravljanja z grozo kakor tudi smer za bodoče empirične raziskave, ki bi lahko bolj neposredno odgovorile na raziskovalno vprašanje, kako dolgčas deluje kot psihološki obrambni mehanizem, ki zavira akutno izkušnjo s smrtjo povezane tesnobe. Ker mnoge psihopatologije izvirajo iz naše nesposobnosti soočenja s smrtjo, lahko ima raziskovanje povezave med dolgčasom in s smrtjo povezane tesnobe pomembne teoretične kot tudi uporabne implikacije.

Keywords

death anxiety;boredom;terror management theory;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2018
Typology:	2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:	UL PEF - Faculty of Education
Publisher:	[I. Rajović]
UDC:	165:364.624.6:612.67(043.2)
COBISS:	12222281
Views:	545
Downloads:	93
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Dolgčas kot zaščita pred s smrtjo povezano tesnobo
Secondary abstract:	In the works of philosophy and literature, boredom has often been brought in relation to death, either as something that leads to death or that represents death per se. However, this idea remained relatively neglected by scientific inquiry. Research done within the framework of Terror Management Theory has demonstrated that various aspects of human behaviour are driven by an ever-present potential for intense anxiety that stems from the awareness of one’s own mortality. Characteristics of boredom that result from unsuccessfully engaged attention manifest as time-awareness, self-awareness, and sense of meaninglessness are assumingly the main features of mortality salient states. Objective of the thesis is to examine the relation between mentioned manifestations. Based on the conceptual analysis and the analysis of the empirical literature, it will be argued that time-awareness, self-awareness, and sense of meaninglessness which are characteristic, yet not sufficient for the experience of boredom are inhibited by the inherent component of boredom - an urgent need to escape current situation. As a result, a state of engaged attention is re-established and the emergence of mortality salient states which create a potential for an acute death anxiety is prevented. As many psychopathologies stem from our inability to face death, research of the relation between boredom and death anxiety could have important theoretical and applied implications. An explanatory model of boredom as a function of terror management mechanism is proposed. Direction for future research are suggested.
Secondary keywords:	s smrtjo povezana tesnoba;dolgčas;teorija upravljanja groze;boredom;death;dolgočasje;smrt;
File type:	application/pdf
Type (COBISS):	Master's thesis/paper
Thesis comment:	University of Ljubljana, The Middle European interdisciplinary master programme in Cognitive science, in joint cooperation with Universität Wien, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave and Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Pages:	80 str.
ID:	10990577