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Boredom in Free Time: Relationships with Personality, Affect, and Motivation for Different Gender, Racial and Ethnic Student Groups

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Pages 223-244 | Received 26 Oct 2004, Accepted 12 Sep 2005, Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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