Predicting cognitive failures from boredom proneness and daytime sleepiness scores: an investigation within military and undergraduate samples

The current study examines the relationship between cognitive failures, daytime sleepiness, and boredom proneness within two populations. A military and a university sample completed the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Boredom Proneness Scale, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Results indicated that higher daytime sleepiness and boredom proneness scores are predictive of higher cognitive failure scores. The military sample had significantly higher daytime sleepiness and cognitive failure scores as compared to the university sample. Possible implications and applications for using scores on these measures to assess individuals in educational and industrial settings are discussed, as well as possible treatments for individuals scoring high on these measures. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.