Jansen, Petra and Hoja, Sabine and Jost, Leonardo (2022) Are There Gender Differences in Executive Functions in Musicians and Non-Musicians? JOURNAL OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 43 (1). pp. 20-27. ISSN 1614-0001, 2151-2299
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Until now, better performance in executive functions (EF) in musicians compared to non-musicians has not been investigated in relation to possible gender differences. For that, it is the main goal of this study to investigate possible gender differences in executive functions. Sixty-three musicians and 64 non-musicians, 63 men and 64 women respectively, completed tests of (a) cognitive processing speed (ZVT), (b) working memory (2-Back Task), (c) inhibition (Flanker Task), and (d) cognitive flexibility (Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, WCST). Results showed a significantly better performance for the target accuracy in the working memory task for musicians compared to non-musicians but not in the other tasks of executive functions. Furthermore, women demonstrated a better performance than men for the target accuracy in the 2-Back Task. However, only cognitive processing speed predicted working memory performance but not the group affiliation or gender. This study revealed that gender differences in executive functions are less likely to appear also in a trained sub-group.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SEX-DIFFERENCES; INTELLIGENCE; PERFORMANCE; LESSONS; AGE; musical experts; inhibition; working memory; cognitive flexibility |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 700 Arts & recreation > 780 Music |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie Human Sciences > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2022 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2022 11:00 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/46090 |
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