Need for cognition moderates the impairment of decision making caused by nightshift work in nurses

The current study explores the effect of nightshift work on the decision-making competence and performance of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and analyzes whether individual differences in the need for cognition (NFC) can moderate this effect. A total of 107 female nurses were recruited to complete the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2022-02, Vol.12 (1), p.1756-1756, Article 1756
Hauptverfasser: Peng, Jiaxi, Lu, Huijie, Zhang, Jiaxi, Shao, Yongcong, Wang, Lei, Lv, Jing
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Zusammenfassung:The current study explores the effect of nightshift work on the decision-making competence and performance of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and analyzes whether individual differences in the need for cognition (NFC) can moderate this effect. A total of 107 female nurses were recruited to complete the decision-making competence scale and IGT at two times, after a night shift and after a day shift. The results revealed that the IGT scores and decision-making competence of nurses after nightshift work significantly declined, and also that the decrease in decision-making competence was related to the nurses’ performance of the IGT. Additionally, the decreasing degree of IGT and decision-making competence scores of the high-NFC group were significantly lower than those of the low-NFC group after nightshift work. In can be concluded that the decrease in decision-making competence which was related with poor decision-making due to nightshift work. NFC moderated the effect of nightshift work on decision-making.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-05843-2