The influence of fatigue and mood on cognitive failures
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Paper/Presentation Title | The influence of fatigue and mood on cognitive failures |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Chaney, Stephen (Author) and Fogarty, Gerard J. (Author) |
Editors | Voudouris, Nicholas and Mrowinski, Vicky |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 44th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference (APS 2009) |
ERA Conference ID | 50300 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780909881412 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/conferences/abstracts/ |
Conference/Event | 44th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference (APS 2009) |
Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference | |
Event Details | 44th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference (APS 2009) Event Date 30 Sep 2009 to end of 04 Oct 2009 Event Location Darwin, Australia |
Event Details | Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference APS Annual Conference |
Abstract | Fatigue is a variable commonly linked with cognitive failures and there is a strong body of empirical evidence substantiating the relationship. There is also evidence that the construct of fatigue can itself be defined more precisely in terms of acuteness, chronicity, and recovery time, which raises the question as to which of these dimensions of fatigue is most responsible for the relationship with cognitive failures. The present study examined this question by administering self-report measures of fatigue and cognitive failure to a group of 170 university students (143 females). A measure of mood states was also administered to test possible pathways through which fatigue variables influenced cognitive failures. Results indicated that three aspects of fatigue could be recovered through factor analysis and that scales formed from these moderately correlated factors were equally related to cognitive failures. Mediation analyses showed that a mood variable labelled as tension/confusion partially mediated the effect of fatigue on cognitive failures. These results suggest that all three aspects of fatigue can lead to adverse mood states, which in turn create conditions favourable to memory failures and attentional lapses. The demonstration of these pathways highlights ways of managing the effects of fatigue, other than through the introduction of direct fatigue counter measures. |
Keywords | cognitive failures; errors; mistakes; human error |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520406. Sensory processes, perception and performance |
520402. Decision making | |
529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Psychology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zx03/the-influence-of-fatigue-and-mood-on-cognitive-failures
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