They say idle hands are a devil’s playground, but a new study suggests a disinterested mind may always be an amusement park for evil.
Researchers at Aarhus University found people who are bored will behave more sadistically to mitigate feelings of boredom – this includes viewing images of injured people or even thinking about harming others.
The team reviewed nine studies that involved more than 4,000 people in total and concluded sadistic tendencies are more pronounced among people who report chronic proneness to boredom in everyday life.
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