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According to Swiss researchers, the way people type and use their computer mouse can be better stress indicators than their heart rate. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!

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00:00According to Swiss researchers, the way people type and use their computer mouse
00:04can be better stress indicators than their heart rate.
00:07How we type on our keyboard and move our mouse seems to be a better predictor
00:11of how stressed we feel in an office environment than our heart rate,
00:15says study author Mara Nagelin.
00:18Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
00:21observed 90 participants in the lab performing realistic office tasks,
00:25including planning appointments or recording and analyzing data.
00:29After recording the participants' mouse and keyboard behavior,
00:32as well as their heart rates,
00:33the study concluded that stressed people type and operate their mouse
00:37differently from relaxed people.
00:39People who are stressed move the mouse pointer more often and less precisely
00:43and cover longer distances on the screen.
00:46The study highlights the urgency of finding reliable ways
00:49of detecting heightened stress on the job.
00:52Those affected often don't realize that their physical and mental resources
00:56are dwindling until it's too late.

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