| Autor: |
Jamie L. Tully, Oliver Bridge, Joseph Rennie, Joy Krecké, Tobias Stevens |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 15 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1356496 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundThe use of psychoactive substances to increase cognitive performance while studying has been termed ‘pharmacological cognitive enhancement’ (PCE). In previous years, several large-scale national surveys have focused on their use by students at university, including drug types, prevalence rates, and predictive factors. The recent coronavirus pandemic brought about widespread structural changes for UK universities, as students were forced to adapt to home-based learning and in many cases reduced academic support. No study has yet focused primarily on the impact of pandemic social restrictions on PCE in students and academic staff, and whether personality and demographic factors reveal user profiles that predict use during the pandemic period.MethodA convenience sample of 736 UK students and staff aged 18–54 (M = 22.2, SD = 5.2) completed a cross-sectional survey assessing PCE prevalence rates, polydrug use, perceived effects, academic self-efficacy and personality during the first year of social restrictions (March 2020 – February 2021) compared with the previous year (March 2019 – February 2020).ResultsThere was a significant self-reported rise in the use of all drug types (all ps |
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