Himi, Samsad Afrin and Buehner, Markus and Hilbert, Sven (2021) Advancing the Understanding of the Factor Structure of Executive Functioning. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENCE, 9 (1): 16. ISSN 2079-3200
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There has been considerable debate and interest regarding the factor structure of executive functioning (EF). Therefore, the aim of the current study was to delve into this issue differently, by investigating EF and other cognitive constructs, such as working memory capacity (WMC), relational integration, and divided attention, which may contribute to EF. Here, we examined whether it is possible to provide evidence for a definite model of EF containing the components of updating, shifting, and inhibition. For this purpose, 202 young adults completed a battery of EF, three WMC tests, three relational integration tests, and two divided attention tests. A confirmatory factor analysis on all the cognitive abilities produced a five-factor structure, which included one factor predominately containing shifting tasks, the next factor containing two updating tasks, the third one predominately representing WMC, the fourth factor consisting of relational integration and antisaccade tasks, and finally, the last factor consisting of the divided attention and stop signal tasks. Lastly, a subsequent hierarchical model supported a higher-order factor, thereby representing general cognitive ability.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | WORKING-MEMORY CAPACITY; RELATIONAL INTEGRATION; TERM-MEMORY; INTELLIGENCE; ATTENTION; TASKS; executive functioning; factor structure; task impurity; working memory capacity; relational integration; divided attention |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 370 Education |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Bildungswissenschaft > Professur für Methoden der empirischen Bildungsforschung - Prof. Dr. Sven Hilbert |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2022 06:24 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2022 06:24 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/46986 |
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