APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
High Perceived Stress Due to COVID-19 Is Associated with Reduced Cognitive Flexibility
- Gabbie Addae
Miami University - Rylie Turner
Miami University - Jasmine Craine
Miami University - Emily Janssen
Miami University - Katherine Knauft
Miami University - Vrinda Kalia
Miami University
Abstract
Perceptions of stress can impair cognitive flexibility, reducing the ability to flexibly adapt in the face of uncertainty. We examined how perceived stress due to COVID-19 may impact these skills. Results suggest that elevations in stress due to COVID-19 were related to impairments in two forms of cognitive flexibility.
Stress