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dc.contributor.authorLavender, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorJaydari Fard, Saeed
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-17T06:39:12Z
dc.date.available2019-06-17T06:39:12Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationJaydari 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75767
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21641846.2019.1562582
dc.description.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.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.titleA comparison of task-based mental fatigue between healthy males and females
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage11
dcterms.source.issn2164-1862
dcterms.source.titleFatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior
dc.date.updated2019-06-17T06:39:12Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidLavender, Andrew [0000-0001-6222-880X]


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