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    A comparison of task-based mental fatigue between healthy males and females

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    Authors
    Lavender, Andrew
    Jaydari Fard, Saeed
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jaydari Fard, S. and Lavender, A. 2018. A comparison of task-based mental fatigue between healthy males and females. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior. 7 (1): pp. 1-11.
    Source Title
    Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior
    DOI
    10.1080/21641846.2019.1562582
    ISSN
    2164-1862
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75767
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: The issue of cognitive sex differences has been a topic of interest for researchers for several decades. The present study investigated the relatively new area of sex differences in mental fatigue. Methods: Mental fatigue was evaluated via a modified visual analogue mood scale (VAMS) and Activation Deactivation Adjective Checklist (AD-ACL) before and after a task designed to induce mental fatigue. The participants performed a reaction time task in three blocks of 17 min, without any rest time between the blocks. Results: Mental fatigue increased after each 17-min block for both sexes with no significant differences between males and females (P = .54). Females had slower reaction time within the first block but slightly faster reaction time within the second and third blocks (P ≤ .001). Conclusion: Although no significant differences in mental fatigue between male and female groups were found, the results may suggest that task unfamiliarity had a more negative influence on reaction times in females than males.

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