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The Moderating Role of Types of Stressors in the Association Between Stress and Cognitive Function

Heimann, Miriam Salome (2025) The Moderating Role of Types of Stressors in the Association Between Stress and Cognitive Function.

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Abstract:Understanding the complex dynamics of stress is crucial to psychological research, as stress is associated with various physical and psychological health impacts. This study investigated the association between daily stress and cognitive function in everyday life and explored whether the type of stress moderates this association. The data was collected daily through the m-Path Sense app over a two-week period. Hereby, stress was measured by an adapted version of the Perceived Stress Scale-4, while cognition was measured through cognitive failures using the Questionnaire of Cognitive Failures in Everyday Life. The Type of stressor was assessed through participants’ reports of their most unpleasant event of each day and categorised into interpersonal, work and school-related, and personal and lifestyle stressors. A between-person analysis using multiple regression demonstrated no significant relationship between perceived stress and cognitive failures. Additionally, no significant moderating effect was found for types of stressors on this association. These findings are not in line with previous laboratory-based research. Nevertheless, this study demonstrates important methodological contributions for the research field as it used daily measurements in real-life settings to assess stress and cognition as well as valuable insights on stressor type categorisation.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104957
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