• Self-transcendent emotions
• Boredom
• Meaning in life
• Social exclusion
• Well-being

Igou, E. R., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., Moynihan, A., & O’Dea, M. K. (in press). Boredom and Meaning. In K. Vail, D. van Tongeren, B. Schlegel, J. Greenberg, L. King, & R. Ryan (Eds.), The Handbook of the Science of Existential Psychology.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2024) Spontaneous self-affirmation increases meaning and reduces boredom. Motivation and Emotion.

Igou, E. R., O’Dea, M. K., Tam, K. Y., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2024). Boredom and the quest for meaning. In M. Bieleke, W. Wolff, & C. Martarelli (Eds.),The Routledge International Handbook of Boredom.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2024) Preventing boredom with gratitude: The role of meaning in life. Motivation and Emotion.

O’Dea, M. K., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2023). Self-compassion and heroes. In S. Allison, G. Goethals, & J. Beggan (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Heroism Studies.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., Van Tilburg, W. A. P, & Kinsella, E. L. (2022) Self-compassion as a psychological resource against boredom: The role of meaning in life. Personality and Individual Differences, 186, 111360.

O’Dea, M. K., Militaru, I. E., Igou, E. R., Rentfrow, P, J., & van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2024, February) Adding colour to life: Nature alleviates boredom thorough vividness. SPSP 2024 Annual Convention, San Diego, USA.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2024, February). Preventing boredom with gratitude: The role of meaning in life. SPSP 2024 Happiness and Well-being Preconference, San Diego, USA.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Kinsella, E. L. (2023, July). From awe to boredom: Untangling the complex relationship between awe and boredom with meaning in life. 19^th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Kinsella, E. L. (2023, June). Is awe an antidote to boredom? Investigating the relationship between awe and boredom with meaning in life. The Role of Emotions in Societal Problems Preconference, 19^th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland.

O’Dea, M. K., Vogel, V., Dougall, I., & Morton, J. (2022, August). The Individualistic Pursuit of a Meaningful Life. European Association of Social Psychology Summer School 2022, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Kinsella, E. L. (2022, April). Self-transcendent experiences prevent boredom: The buffering role of meaning. 94^th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, USA.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Kinsella, E. L. (2022, February). Self-compassion predicts less boredom: The role of meaning in life. Existential Psychology Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2022 Annual Convention, San Francisco, USA. [Student Registration Award]

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R.,Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Kinsella, E. L. (2021, September). Gratitude and self-compassion promote resilience to boredom: The role of meaning in life. ESCON Transfer of Knowledge Conference 2021, Salzburg, Austria.  

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R.,Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Kinsella, E. L. (2021, July). Self-compassion promotes boredom resilience: The role of meaning in life. British Psychological Society Conference, United Kingdom.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2021, April). Gratitude Buffers Against Boredom by Imbuing Life with Meaning. 93^rd Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, USA.

Igou, E. R, O’Dea, M. K., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2020, June). Boredom containment: Dispositional gratitude as a resource. SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland.

O’Dea, M. K., Igou, E. R., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (2020, April). Too grateful to be bored: Dispositional gratitude reduces boredom. All Ireland Psychology Student Congress, Psychological Society of Ireland.

O’Dea, M. K. (2024, December). Self-transcendent emotions and boredom: The key role of meaning in life. Department of Psychology Research Colloquium, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau.

O’Dea, M. K. (2024, September). Self-transcendent emotions and boredom: The key role of meaning in life. School of Psychology Series, University of Galway.

O’Dea, M. K. (2024, March). Self-transcendent emotions as a psychological resource against boredom: The key role of meaning in life. Immersive Software Engineering Programme, University of Limerick.

O’Dea, M. K. (2024, February). Self-transcendent emotions as a psychological resource against boredom: The key role of meaning in life. Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory, UC Berkeley.

O’Dea, M. K. (2023, September). Education and Health Sciences Information Session: Irish Research Council Postgraduate Awards. University of Limerick.

O’Dea, M. K. (2023, March). Self-transcendent emotions as a psychological resource against boredom: The key role of meaning in life. Department of Psychology, University of Limerick.

O’Dea, M. K. (2022, December). Self-transcendent emotions as a psychological resource against boredom: The key role of meaning in life. Department of Psychology, University of Essex.

O’Dea, M. K. (2022, November). Pursuing a research career in psychology. Dublin City University.

Demystified, Dublin City FM, May 4^th 2024. https://ww w.mixcloud.com/1032DublinCityFM/demystified-26th-may-2024/

PsyPost, April 27^th 2024. “Spontaneous self-affirmation is related to reduced boredom proneness via heightened meaning in life” https://www.psypost.org/spontaneous-self-affirmation-is-related-to-reduced-boredom-proneness-via-heightened-meaning-in-life/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_

PsyPost, April 13^th 2024. “New psychology research shows grateful people feel less boredom”. https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-shows-grateful-people-feel-less-boredom/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

RTE Brainstorm, April 11th 2024. “All you ever wanted to know about boredom”. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0410/1442714-boredom-behaviour-creativity-research/

The Mind Yourself Podcast, October 2023. “Muireann O’Dea- Boredom and Meaning in Life”.https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KwYNQRka0jf5DeEKVIMwr?si=t5VErGY4R46NuJ92QE9lUw 

The Irish Examiner, September 22^nd 2023, “Workplace Wellbeing: Looking beyond boredom at work.” https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41231389.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (October, 2022).“Muireann O’Dea on boredom, self-compassion, and meaning in life.” https://www.issep.org/interview/odea

Greater Good Magazine University of California, Berkeley, May 12^th 2022, “Can Being Kind to Yourself Alleviate Boredom?”  https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_being_kind_to_yourself_help_alleviate_boredom

Verywell Mind, April 6^th 2022, “People with high levels of self-compassion experience less boredom, study says”: https://www.verywellmind.com/people-with-higher-levels-of-self-compassion-experience-less-boredom-says-study-5223931

PsyPost, March 15^th 2022, “People who have high levels of self-compassion are less prone to boredom, study finds”: https://www.psypost.org/2022/03/people-who-have-high-levels-of-self-compassion-are-less-prone-to-boredom-study-finds-62730?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin