Multitasking Performance, Working Memory and Wellbeing among College Students

Authors

  • Naziya Wahid PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India
  • Subiya Rashid PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India
  • Akbar Hussain Professor, Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25215/1301.267

Keywords:

Gender Differences, Multitasking Performance, Wellbeing, College students, Digital

Abstract

This study examined gender differences in multitasking performance, working memory, and well-being in 18–26-year-old Delhi NCR residents. The study included 100 students, 50 male and 50 female. Participants took a series of tests to assess their multitasking, working memory, and wellbeing. Correlation analyses and t-test was used to examine the relationships between wellbeing, multitasking and working memory, and gender mean scores. Women outperform males in working memory and Visuospatial. Men outperform women in arithmetic and central executive function. Wellbeing indicators, auditory tasks, visual monitoring, and reverse digit recall were gender neutral. The correlation between working memory and multitasking performance, (r=-0.128, p=0.203), multitasking and wellbeing (r = 0.058, p = 0.567), working memory and wellbeing (r = 0.148, p = 0.141) were significant. The results show that men are stronger at central executive functions and mathematical problem-solving and women are better at working memory and Visuospatial. The lack of gender differences in visual monitoring, auditory tasks, Phonological loop recall, and wellbeing shows the complexity and diversity of cognitive capacities and wellness.

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Published

2025-03-31

How to Cite

Naziya Wahid, Subiya Rashid, & Akbar Hussain. (2025). Multitasking Performance, Working Memory and Wellbeing among College Students. International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.25215/1301.267