Trial reportAnxiety, stress, and coping2021
Stress and information processing: acute psychosocial stress affects levels of mental abstraction.
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- Factors associated with distress over time in women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy: insights from a pilot study assessing a digital information tool.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
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- How Do Stress Situations Affect Higher-Level Text Processing in L1 and L2 Readers? An Eye-Tracking Study.Journal of eye movement research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundOne mechanism by which acute psychosocial stress effects health-related cognitions and behaviors is through changes in the level of mental abstraction when processing information. However, it is unclear whether levels of mental abstraction would be higher or lower after an acute psychosocial stressor.
objectivesThis research examined acute psychosocial stress's impact on levels of mental abstraction.
designRandomized between-subjects experimental design.
methodsA diverse sample of 164 undergraduate students aged 18-24 years old were randomly assigned to an acute psychosocial stressor or non-stressful control condition. Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and negative affect were monitored throughout the study and mental abstraction was measured at the end of each condition.
resultsMental abstraction was statistically significantly higher (i.e., more abstract) after the stress condition than after the control condition (
conclusionsAcute psychosocial stress is associated with higher levels of mental abstraction after the stressor. These findings may have implications for stress-relevant interventions as accounting for the level of mental abstraction may enhance the efficacy of the intervention.
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