(IMAGE) University of Montreal Caption Individuals who get easily bored, frustrated or impatient are more inclined to develop skin-picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, say researchers at the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal and the University of Montreal. Individuals with a history of body-focused repetitive behaviors reported a greater urge to engage in these behaviors than controls during the boredom and frustration phases of the experiment, but not in the relaxation situation. "These results partially support our hypothesis in that participants were more likely to engage in body-focused repetitive behaviors when they felt bored, frustrated, and dissatisfied than when they felt relaxed. Moreover, they do engage in these behaviors when they are under stress. This means that condition is not simply due to "nervous" habits," said Sarah Roberts, first author of the study. "The findings suggest that individuals suffering from body-focused repetitive behaviors could benefit from treatments designed to reduce frustration and boredom and to modify perfectionist beliefs." Credit <p>Wendi Miller CC BY <Br>Licence information: <a target="_blank"href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/65333414@N02/7281467400/in/photolist-jJ1tk-5My2Yq-2sCzw-c6rqzo">https://www.flickr.com/photos/65333414@N02/7281467400/in/photolist-jJ1tk-5My2Yq-2sCzw-c6rqzo</a> <Br><a target="_blank"href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/</a> Usage Restrictions Respect terms of Creative commons license: <a target="_blank"href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/</a> License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.