Sex Differences In The Stress And Workload Of Lexical Vigilance

Abstract

Lexical vigilance requires sustained attention to lexical, verbal, and semantic information over a prolonged period of time. The perceived stress and workload that typically accompany the performance of these tasks remains relatively unknown. Thus, in the present study 213 observers were assigned to either a standard lexical vigilance task or a 'lure' vigilance task, which required additional decision-making criteria. The results were analyzed for sex differences between the conditions and across multiple measures of perceived stress and workload. These analyses indicated that women and men perceive the stress and workload associated with lexical vigilance tasks differently. More specifically, women reported greater post-task distress and more temporal demand associated with the task than men. Interestingly, men reported the task being more physically demanding than women. The implications of these results are discussed further.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volume

2

Number of Pages

752-756

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931218621171

Socpus ID

85072752070 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85072752070

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