Sensory-Processing Sensitivity Predicts Fatigue from Listening, but Not Perceived Effort, in Young and Older Adults

Autor/inn/en	McGarrigle, Ronan; Mattys, Sven
Titel	Sensory-Processing Sensitivity Predicts Fatigue from Listening, but Not Perceived Effort, in Young and Older Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66 (2023) 2, S.444-460 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McGarrigle, Ronan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Older Adults; Listening; Fatigue (Biology); Prediction; Sensory Experience; Sensory Integration; Auditory Stimuli; Individual Differences; At Risk Persons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Älterer Erwachsener; Hörvorgang; Zuhören; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Vorhersage; Sinnerfahrung; Sensorische Integration; Auditive Stimulation; Individueller Unterschied; Risikogruppe
Abstract	Purpose: Listening-related fatigue is a potential negative consequence of challenges experienced during everyday listening and may disproportionately affect older adults. Contrary to expectation, we recently found that increased reports of listening-related fatigue were associated with better performance on a dichotic listening task. However, this link was found only in individuals who reported heightened sensitivity to a variety of physical, social, and emotional stimuli (i.e., increased "sensory-processing sensitivity" [SPS]). This study examined whether perceived effort may underlie the link between performance and fatigue. Method: Two hundred six young adults, aged 18-30 years (Experiment 1), and 122 older adults, aged 60-80 years (Experiment 2), performed a dichotic listening task and were administered a series of questionnaires including the NASA Task Load Index of perceived effort, the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale (measuring daily life listening-related fatigue), and the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (measuring SPS). Both experiments were completed online. Results: SPS predicted listening-related fatigue, but perceived effort during the listening task was not associated with SPS or listening-related fatigue in either age group. We were also unable to replicate the interaction between dichotic listening performance and SPS in either group. Exploratory analyses revealed contrasting effects of age; older adults found the dichotic listening task more effortful but indicated lower overall fatigue. Conclusions: These findings suggest that SPS is a better predictor of listening-related fatigue than performance or effort ratings on a dichotic listening task. SPS may be an important factor in determining an individual's likelihood of experiencing listening-related fatigue irrespective of hearing or cognitive ability. (As Provided).
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