In undergraduate students, those who were bored were more likely to self-administer electric shocks compared to sad/neutral conditions, and the effect was strongest in those with a history of self-harm behavior. This suggests that real-world non-suicidal self-harm behavior may be rooted in boredom.

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In undergraduate students, those who were bored were more likely to self-administer electric shocks compared to sad/neutral conditions, and the effect was strongest in those with a history of self-harm behavior. This suggests that real-world non-suicidal self-harm behavior may be rooted in boredom.