Abstract
Boredom proneness as related to political activism was studied in three groups, namely, undergraduate students, graduate students, and senior citizens. It was hypothesized that individuals who express a disinclination to vote would score higher in boredom than subjects who express an intent to vote. A second hypothesis stated that individuals who value campaigning for a candidate would be less bored than subjects who feel such activities are useless. Strong support was found for the first hypothesis in both student groups. The second hypothesis was supported for undergraduate students but could not be adequately tested in the other two groups because too few devalued campaigning for a candidate. There was also a weak trend for undergraduate men who supported a conservative candidate to score higher on boredom proneness.