ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024
Prolonged theoretical classes impact students' perceptions: an observational study.
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- Methodological Considerations and Effectiveness for Ecologically Valid Mental Fatigue Inducement in Sports: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Coursework Demand and Learning Engagement on Mental Fatigue in Online College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Online survey of fatigue and associated factors among university students in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mental fatigue (MF) arises during prolonged demanding cognitive activity and results in acute feelings of tiredness and a decreased physical and/or cognitive performance capacity. An often-overlooked population that is significantly at risk for the development of MF are university students. The current study investigated the impact of prolonged in-person theoretical classes on the perceptions of MF, boredom, and sleepiness among 27 Slovenian university students (first-year physiotherapy). Their subjective experiences at various time points during a 4-h class interspersed with a 20 min break were assessed with a repeated measures ANOVA and consequent Bonferroni post-hoc tests (significance set at <0.05). Subjective MF and sleepiness significantly increased during the first and the second part of the class (
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