COVID-19 stress and cognitive failures in daily life: A multilevel examination of within- and between-persons patterns

Author

Nadyanna M. MAJEED, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
K. T. A. Sandeeshwara KASTURIRATNA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Mingyao LI, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Jonathan L. CHIA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Verity Y. Q. LUA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Andree HARTANTO, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2023

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed an extremely high number of lives worldwide, causing widespread panic and stress. The current research examined whether COVID-19 stress was associated with everyday cognitive failures, using data from a seven-day daily diary study of 253 young adults in Singapore. Multilevel modeling revealed that COVID-19 stress was significantly associated with cognitive failures even after adjusting for demographic factors, both at the within-person and between-persons levels. Specifically, individuals experienced more cognitive failures on days they experienced more COVID-19 stress (as compared to their own average levels of COVID-19 stress), and individuals who experienced more COVID-19 stress overall (as compared to individuals who experienced less COVID-19 stress overall) experienced more cognitive failures in general. While a large body of work has evidenced the detrimental effects of COVID-19 stress on individuals’ well-being, the current findings provide novel insights that these stressors may negatively impact individuals’ cognitive functioning as well.

Keywords

COVID-19, stress, cognitive failures, daily diary, multilevel modeling

Discipline

Asian Studies | Cognitive Psychology | Public Health | Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

Volume

17

First Page

1

Last Page

10

ISSN

1834-4909

Identifier

10.1177/18344909231208119

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Citation

MAJEED, Nadyanna M., KASTURIRATNA, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara, LI, Mingyao, CHIA, Jonathan L., LUA, Verity Y. Q., & HARTANTO, Andree.(2023). COVID-19 stress and cognitive failures in daily life: A multilevel examination of within- and between-persons patterns. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 17, 1-10.

Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3839

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909231208119