Elisa Borace’s research while affiliated with University of Florence and other places

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Test information function (TIF) of the original Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS) Short Form under the graded response model (GRM).
Note. Latent trait (θ) is shown on the horizontal axis, and the amount of information and the standard error yielded by the test at any trait level are shown on the vertical axis.
Means (SD), Skewness, Kurtosis, Fit Statistics, Standardized Factor Loadings, Item Discrimination, and Category Threshold Estimates (SE) of the Eight Items of the MSBS-SF.
Differential Item Functioning (DIF) of Discrimination and Severity Parameters Across Genders for the Eight Items of the Short Form of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS-SF).
Descriptive Statistics for the Criterion Variables, and Their Correlations Between the Total Scores at the Short Form of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS-SF).
Using the Short Form of the MSBS to Assess State Boredom Among Adolescents: Psychometric Evidence by Applying Item Response Theory
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April 2021

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The Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS) is widely used, but evidence regarding its psychometric properties among adolescents is lacking. In particular, the functioning of the scale across genders is unknown. As a result, we used item response theory (IRT) to investigate gender invariance of the Short Form of the MSBS (MSBS-SF) among adolescents. Four hundred and sixty-six Italian high school students (51% male; M = 16.7, SD = 1.44) were recruited. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated the unidimensionality of the scale, and IRT analyses indicated that the scale was sufficiently informative. Differential item functioning (DIF) across genders showed that only one item had DIF that was both nonuniform and small in size. Additionally, relationships with negative/positive urgency and present/future-oriented time perspectives were found. Overall, this study offers evidence that the MSBS-SF is a valuable and useful scale for measuring state boredom among male and female adolescents.

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... "I get bored" preceded by the stem "In this subject"). Previous works and the present study have provided evidence of reliability and validity (Donati et al., 2021;Oxtoby et al., 2018). ...

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Boredom in the classroom: sentiment analysis on teaching practices and outcomes
Using the Short Form of the MSBS to Assess State Boredom Among Adolescents: Psychometric Evidence by Applying Item Response Theory