The contribution of latent factors of executive functioning to mind wandering: an experience sampling study

Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 3 Pearson correlations among extracted factor scores, cognitive tasks, and daydreaming styles (Cronbach’s α in diagonals)

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1. Shifting-specific
2. Updating-specific	− .16*
3. Common EF	.22**	.32**
4. Go/No-go^a	.04	− .06	.62**	(.80)
5. Flanker^b	− .10	.12	.24**	.02	(.73)
6. Stop-signal^c	.03	.00	.40**	.11	.02	N/A
7. 2-back^d	− .06	.30**	.74**	.28**	.14	.19**	(.87)
8. Letter memory^e	− .10	.95**	.40**	.09	.15*	.09	.32**	(.51)
9. Keep track^e	.04	.66**	.58**	.13	.14*	.10	.34**	.48**	(.62)
10. Number-letter^b	.94**	− .11	.38**	.16*	.00	.11	.11	− .04	.12	(.88)
11. Local–global^b	.56**	.02	.27**	.13	− .15*	.06	.07	.06	.15*	.37**	(.71)
12. Color-shape^b	.32**	.06	.47**	.19**	.07	.12	.10	.16*	.21**	.29**	.18*	(.59)
13. Positive-constructive	− .15*	− .08	− .01	.03	.07	.07	.02	− .08	− .06	− .15*	− .02	− .09	(.80)
14. Guilty-dysphoric	.13	− .13	− .10	− .13	.10	.00	− .08	− .15*	− .08	.10	.05	− .07	.23**	(.80)
15. Poor attentional control	− .03	− .02	− .13	− .09	− .03	.01	− .09	− .05	− .01	− .01	− .13	− .12	.09	.30**	(.83)

N = 193. Higher scores reflect better performance on all tasks
^aSART index, ^bLISAS score, ^cStop-signal reaction time, ^dd’ score, ^eProportion of correctly recalled items arc sine transformed