PMID- 33997406 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220423 IS - 2405-8440 (Print) IS - 2405-8440 (Electronic) IS - 2405-8440 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Apr TI - Examining the effect of stress induction on auditory working memory performance for emotional and non-emotional stimuli in female students. PG - e06876 LID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06876 [doi] LID - e06876 AB - BACKGROUND: Theoretical frameworks have shown that stress might influence working memory in different ways. Previous research has investigated the effect of stress on female's working memory but there is lack of evidence regarding the impact of emotional aspects. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of stress induction on auditory working memory (AWM) performance among university students for emotional (positive and negative) and non-emotional (neutral) stimuli. METHODS: A sample of 102 female students at the Universities of Isfahan, Iran was selected using convenience sampling in 2018. Participants completed the demographic information sheets, then, they were randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups. The stress was induced by the Socially Evaluated Cold Pressor Test (SECPT). An n-back task was presented pre and post of stress induction, to evaluate the AWM performance (accuracy and reaction time). The research data were analyzed using mixed-model ANOVA. RESULTS: Both accuracy and reaction time (RT) scores were found to be enhanced for positive words in the experimental condition. However, accuracy and RT indices were found to be worsening for negative words in the experimental condition. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the idea that stress influences AWM performance depend on emotionally-valenced stimuli, which may help us to better understand the underlying mechanisms of memory processing. CI - (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - Khayyer, Zahra AU - Khayyer Z AD - Educational Sciences & Psychology Department, University of Isfahan, And Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Saberi Azad, Razieh AU - Saberi Azad R AD - Human Sciences Department, Sepahan Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Torkzadeh Arani, Zahra AU - Torkzadeh Arani Z AD - Literature and Human Sciences Faculty, University of Qom, Qom, Iran. FAU - Jafari Harandi, Reza AU - Jafari Harandi R AD - Educational Sciences Department, Literature and Human Sciences Faculty, University of Qom, Qom, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210424 PL - England TA - Heliyon JT - Heliyon JID - 101672560 PMC - PMC8099744 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Auditory modality OT - Emotional and non-emotional stimuli OT - Female OT - Stress OT - Working memory COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/05/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/18 06:01 PMCR- 2021/04/24 CRDT- 2021/05/17 06:22 PHST- 2020/05/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/04/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/17 06:22 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2405-8440(21)00979-8 [pii] AID - e06876 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06876 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Heliyon. 2021 Apr 24;7(4):e06876. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06876. eCollection 2021 Apr.