Abstract

IMPACT OF PERCEIVED STRESS ON COGNITIVE ABILITY AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN YOUNG ADULTS

Arun Kumar M, Saraswathi I, Prema Sembulingam* and Sembulingam K

Abstract

stress, an inevitable part of modern era, creates lot of adverse effects on younger generation as they are exposed to a lot of novel challenges in daily life. The best way to combat the consequences of stress is to develop physical and cognitive strength. This message should reach the younger generation. In the present study, we made an attempt to bring out the impact of perceived stress on some physiological functions and correlate the stress, cognition and physical performance in young adults. 30 undergraduate male students of Madha Medical College and Research Institute in Chennai (18-20 years) participated in the study. Perceived Stress was measured using perceived stress scale (PSS), cognition was measured by Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) scale and physical performance was measured in terms of rate pressure product (RPP) which was the product of heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). 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