McGarrigle, R., Knight, S., Rakusen, L. et al. (1 more author) (2024) Mood shapes the impact of reward on perceived fatigue from listening. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. ISSN 1747-0218
Abstract
Knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of effortful listening could help to reduce cases of social withdrawal and mitigate fatigue, especially in older adults. However, the relationship between transient effort and longer term fatigue is likely to be more complex than originally thought. Here, we manipulated the presence/absence of monetary reward to examine the role of motivation and mood state in governing changes in perceived effort and fatigue from listening. In an online study, 185 participants were randomly assigned to either a “reward” (n = 91) or “no-reward” (n = 94) group and completed a dichotic listening task along with a series of questionnaires assessing changes over time in perceived effort, mood, and fatigue. Effort ratings were higher overall in the reward group, yet fatigue ratings in that group showed a shallower linear increase over time. Mediation analysis revealed an indirect effect of reward on fatigue ratings via perceived mood state; reward induced a more positive mood state which was associated with reduced fatigue. These results suggest that: (1) listening conditions rated as more “effortful” may be less fatiguing if the effort is deemed worthwhile, and (2) alterations to one’s mood state represent a potential mechanism by which fatigue may be elicited during unrewarding listening situations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Experimental Psychology Society 2024. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Listening-related fatigue; effortful listening; motivation; reward; auditory attention; dichotic listening; speech perception |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2024 10:11 |
Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2024 10:11 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/17470218241242260 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:219941 |