Sensory-Processing Sensitivity Predicts Fatigue From Listening, But Not Perceived Effort, in Young and Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Listening-related fatigue is a potential negative consequence of challenges experienced during everyday listening and may disproportionately affect older adults. Contrary to expectation, we recently found that increased reports of listening-related fatigue were associated with better performance on a dichotic listening task. However, this link was found only in individuals who reported heightened sensitivity to a variety of physical, social, and emotional stimuli (i.e., increased "sensory-processing sensitivity" [SPS]). This study examined whether perceived effort may underlie the link between performance and fatigue.

Method

Two hundred six young adults, aged 18-30 years (Experiment 1), and 122 older adults, aged 60-80 years (Experiment 2), performed a dichotic liste

SUBMITTER: McGarrigle R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023191 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature