Examining the impact of physiological stress on time perception: A systematic review and meta-analysis

IF 7.9 1区医学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106382

Philippe Vignaud , Jerôme Brunelin , Perrine Galia , Simon Grondin , André Morin , Nathalie Prieto , Emmanuel Poulet , William Vallet

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Abstract

Stress is a ubiquitous experience that can significantly impact various aspects of human cognition and behavior, including time perception. Time perception, which refers to the ability to estimate and experience time intervals, plays a crucial role in everyday functioning and decision-making. However, whether stress affects how individuals perceive time remains unclear in literature. While some studies report that time perception can be underestimated (i.e., larger time production and shorter estimate) under certain stress conditions, others observe the opposite effect, with an overestimation of perceived time (i.e., shorter time production and larger estimate). To clarify the inconsistencies in the literature, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining the effects of acute stress on time perception. The model, based on 437 participants exposed to stress and 434 control participants, demonstrated a significant effect favoring overestimated time under stress conditions (Cohen’s d = −0.40; 95 % CI: −0.7037 to −0.1016). No significant effects of task type and socio-demographic factors were observed.

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研究生理应激对时间感知的影响：系统回顾和荟萃分析。

压力是一种无处不在的体验，可以显著影响人类认知和行为的各个方面，包括时间感知。时间感知是指估计和体验时间间隔的能力，在日常功能和决策中起着至关重要的作用。然而，在文献中，压力是否会影响个人对时间的感知还不清楚。虽然一些研究报告说，在某些压力条件下，时间感知可能被低估（即，更大的时间生产和更短的估计），但另一些研究则观察到相反的效果，即感知时间被高估（即，更短的时间生产和更大的估计）。为了澄清文献中的不一致性，我们对研究急性应激对时间感知的影响的研究进行了系统回顾和荟萃分析。该模型基于437名暴露于压力下的参与者和434名对照参与者，证明了在压力条件下高估时间的显著影响（科恩d = -0.40; 95% CI: -0.7037至-0.1016）。没有观察到任务类型和社会人口因素的显著影响。

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Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

14.20

自引率

3.70%

发文量

466

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： The official journal of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society publishes original and significant review articles that explore the intersection between neuroscience and the study of psychological processes and behavior. The journal also welcomes articles that primarily focus on psychological processes and behavior, as long as they have relevance to one or more areas of neuroscience.