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2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Depressed Mood and Anxiety Adversely Impacts Information Processing in a College-Age Non-Clinical Sample

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Cross Cutting Theme Poster: Improving Well-being by Leveraging Multimodal Data and Methods across

  • Sidal Yurt
    William Paterson University of New Jersey
  • Bruce Diamond
    William Paterson University Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program

Abstract

Collegiate mental health has been described as a crisis. This study examined relationships between depressed mood and elevated anxiety on executive function, working memory and processing speed. Sixty-four college-age individuals participated. Anxiety and depressed mood adversely impacted speed and accuracy with findings suggesting underlying mechanisms and  arguing for early interventions.

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