The prediction of individual differences in susceptibility to industrial monotony

Abstract

"Responses to questions concerning feelings of monotony and boredom on the job were compared, for a group of 72 women, with answers to other questions designed to test hypotheses… concerning the personal characteristics associated with susceptibility to monotony." The susceptible worker is likely to be young, restless in his daily habits and leisure-time activities, and less satisfied with personal, home, and plant situations in aspects not directly concerned with uniformity or repetitiveness. Feelings of monotony are considered to be not merely a function of the task performed, but are related to more general factors in the individual worker. 21 references. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)