We investigated the relationships between boredom susceptibility, perceived meaninglessness, and attitudes to sex among heterosexual and bisexual men. We propose that meaninglessness is associated with men's increased endorsement of sensational and uncommitted sex via boredom susceptibility. In Study 1, we found a significant indirect relationship consistent with our hypothesis. In Study 2, we replicated this finding in a larger sample. Further, we showed that using sex as a coping mechanism to deal with unpleasant affective states explained the relationship between boredom susceptibility and our sex composite. Specifically, meaninglessness in life was associated with increased boredom susceptibility. In turn, boredom susceptibility was associated with the use of sex as a coping mechanism, which ultimately was associated with increased endorsement of sexual sensation seeking and promiscuous attitudes. We discuss these findings in light of research on sexuality, boredom, and meaninglessness.

我们调查了异性恋和双性恋男人的无聊感，无意义的感知以及性观念之间的关系。我们认为，无聊与男人通过无聊易感性增加对耸人听闻和无承诺的性行为的认可有关。在研究1中，我们发现了与我们的假设相符的显着间接关系。在研究2中，我们在更大的样本中重复了这一发现。此外，我们表明，使用性别作为应对不愉快情感状态的应对机制，可以解释无聊感与我们的性别复合之间的关系。具体而言，生活中的无意义与无聊感的增加有关。反过来，无聊感与使用性别作为应对机制有关，最终与对性欲寻求和滥交态度的认可度增加有关。我们根据对性，无聊和无意义的研究来讨论这些发现。