Academic Journal
Poorer Decision Making among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence for 'Pandemic-Brain'
| العنوان: | Poorer Decision Making among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence for 'Pandemic-Brain' |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Melissa T. Buelow, James H. Wirth, Jennifer M. Kowalsky |
| المصدر: | Journal of American College Health. 2024 72(9):3621-3631. |
| الاتاحة: | Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Decision Making, COVID-19, Pandemics, Undergraduate Students, Self Esteem, Health Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Executive Function, Environmental Influences, Stress Variables |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2023.2186129 |
| تدمد: | 0744-8481 1940-3208 |
| مستخلص: | Objective: Did living through the COVID-19 pandemic cause healthy college students to experience "pandemic-brain," a phenomenon characterized by difficulties with various cognitive abilities? Did students shift from deliberative to more impulsive decision making? Participants: We compared a pre-pandemic sample of 722 undergraduate students to 161 undergraduate students recruited in Fall 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: We compared scores on the Adult Decision Making Competence scale among participants who completed the task pre-pandemic or across two time points in Fall 2020, during the pandemic. Results: Decision making was less consistent and more reliant on gain/loss framing during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic, but college students were no less confident in their decisions. No significant changes in decision making occurred during the pandemic. Conclusions: These decision making changes could increase the risk of making an impulsive choice with negative health consequences affecting demands on student health centers and imperiling learning environments. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| ملاحظات: | https://osf.io/a7vuz/?view_only=a5d3b54623aa4e7b95d1e2ed44e4f3a0 |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ1452088 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 0744-8481 1940-3208 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2023.2186129 |