Title

Chronic Self-Perceived Stress And Set-Shifting Performance In Undergraduate Students

Keywords

Cortisol; Executive functioning; Set-shifting; Stress; Trail-making

Abstract

Given recent findings on the potential for detrimental effects of chronic stress on the prefrontal cortex, additional research on the relationship between chronic stress and performance on executive functioning tasks (dependent on prefrontal functioning) is needed. Eighty-one undergraduate students completed a self-report measure of stress over the previous month (perceived stress scale - PSS) and the comprehensive trail-making test (CTMT, Trials 3 and 5). Results revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between PSS score and time needed to complete Trial 5 of the CTMT, which places demands on the set-shifting component of executive functioning. This finding adds to a growing body of work that suggests a relationship between chronic stress and executive functioning, and extends these findings to include set-shifting performance. © 2008 Informa UK Ltd.

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Stress

Volume

11

Issue

1

Number of Pages

73-78

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890701535103

Socpus ID

37849038389 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/37849038389

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