I'm not aware of any such, but note that boredom is not just a problem with humans. It seems like a general risk for intelligent creatures. Thus for example, many species of birds seem to get bored. To avoid anthropomorphizing too much, the behavior should probably be summarized as something like: For many smarts species of birds (such as some species of corvids, a large variety of parrots including African Grays) , when caged, even with large cages, and given no stimulation, they will engage in destructive behavior such as chewing on their own feathers or knocking themselves against the cages. What can constitute stimulation can vary widely but for many species this can include noise making objects, loops or rings, mirrors, or regular interaction with humans.
It seems that boredom is to some extent a function of some fairly universal property of how biological entities have their brains arranged.
So boredom could be something like a preemptive defense mechanism against starving?
I've seen boredom before being used as a way to detach from the world. Is there any material on boredom being used as a defense mechanism?