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Predictors of Listening-Related Fatigue Across the Adult Life Span

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© The Author(s) 2021. Listening-related fatigue is a potentially serious negative consequence of an aging auditory and cognitive system. However, the impact of age on listening-related fatigue and the factors underpinning any such effect remain unexplored. Using data from a large sample of adults (N = 281), we conducted a conditional process analysis to examine potential mediators and moderators of age-related changes in listening-related fatigue. Mediation analyses revealed opposing effects of age on listening-related fatigue: Older adults with greater perceived hearing impairment tended to report increased listening-related fatigue. However, aging was otherwise associated with decreased listening-related fatigue via reductions in both mood disturbance and sensory-processing sensitivity. Results suggested that the effect of auditory attention ability on listening-related fatigue was moderated by sensory-processing sensitivity; for individuals with high sensory-processing sensitivity, better auditory attention ability was associated with increased fatigue. These findings shed light on the perceptual, cognitive, and psychological factors underlying age-related changes in listening-related fatigue.

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Author(s): McGarrigle R, Knight S, Hornsby BWY, Mattys S

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Psychological Science

Year: 2021

Volume: 32

Issue: 12

Pages: 1937-1951

Print publication date: 01/12/2021

Online publication date: 09/11/2021

Acceptance date: 02/04/2018

Date deposited: 04/12/2024

ISSN (print): 0956-7976

ISSN (electronic): 1467-9280

Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211016410

DOI: 10.1177/09567976211016410

Data Access Statement: All data and analysis scripts have been made publicly available via OSF and can be accessed at https://osf.io/hc8n4/. The design and analysis plans for the study were preregistered at https://osf.io/7wuhb/ (see Note 1 for explanation of deviations from the preregistration). This article has received the badges for Open Data and Preregistration. More information about the Open Practices badges can be found at http://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/badges.

PubMed id: 34751602

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