L'ennui au travail et la disposition à l'ennui chez les marins : différence entre officiers et personnels d'exécution

The BPS test seems to be influenced by the working conditions of the different staff categories. This appears clearly in the crew members' group: they suffer monotonous working conditions, which are suspected to affect the BPS in the sense that they will appear to be more prone to boredom than officers. By contrast, the officers' group results confirm a strong correlation with a depressed state. In every case, a low score on the BPS involves a degradation of living and working conditions (fatigue, nervousness, idleness, loneliness, pessimism and despair), all of which are conducive to developing addictive behaviours, the importance of which is known amongst maritime professionals. The study of boredom proneness appears to be an interesting tool in determining whether crew members are fit for embarkation, and could be taken into account in the improvement of living and working standards on existing ships.