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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-REPORTED CHRONIC STRESS AND DIVIDED ATTENTION PERFORMANCE
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TitleTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-REPORTED CHRONIC STRESS AND DIVIDED ATTENTION PERFORMANCE
AuthorPetrac, Diane
KeywordsStress
Divided Attention
College Students
AbstractWhile previous research has extensively examined the effect of acute stress on cognitive performance, relatively little research has explored the relationship between chronic stress and cognitive performance. The current study aimed to control for current state anxiety to better isolate more chronic stress, when examining the relationship with performance on divided attention tasks. Fifty-four university undergraduates, who self-reported a wide range of perceived chronic stress (10-item Perceived Stress Scale), completed the Trail-Making Test and a dual (auditory and visual) Continuous Performance Test (CPT). Hierarchical regressions were performed to explore cognitive predictors of chronic perceived stress. After covarying for state anxiety (state portion of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), the most statistically significant predictor (via stepwise entry) was the auditory omission error change score (dual minus single condition), which showed a medium effect size (r =.36). Results have practical safety implications, as the implementation of an efficient and inexpensive measure of self-reported stress may predict future job-related errors in high-stress professions that require divided attention.
AdviserBedwell, Jeffrey
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeM.S.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Psychology
Degree GrantorSciences
Degree ProgramPsychology
Graduation Date2006-12-01
TypeMaster's thesis
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2007-01-11
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0001509
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001509

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