The MAC model about boredom according to westgate

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2021.v29n1.2346

Keywords:

Boredom, MAC model, Erin Westgate, work motivation, stress, significant work

Abstract

The basic characteristics of the MAC (Meaning and Attentional Components) model about boredom according to Westgate (2018) are presented. Its usefulness for the work of the psychologist. The possibility to apply it to any context. What is its theoretical foundation and basic research. Its links with some approaches and interventions in other areas of psychology. What future research can be facilitated with the model as a reference. Finally, it is used to analyze a collective reaction of citizens as a public expression of protest

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Author Biography

Arturo Solf Zárate, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Licenciado en Psicología y Magister en Psicología Organizacional por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Más de 40 años en la docencia universitaria a nivel pre-grado y post-grado en la especialidad
de psicología. Exdocente de: UNIFÉ, ESAN, U. de Lima, San Marcos, USIL. Autor de diferentes publicaciones en torno a la Psicología Laboral, organizacional y Coaching.

Published

2021-06-16

How to Cite

Solf Zárate, A. (2021). The MAC model about boredom according to westgate. Avances En Psicología, 29(1), 9–16. https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2021.v29n1.2346