Advancing the Understanding of the Factor Structure of Executive Functioning

Autor/inn/en	Himi, Samsad Afrin; Bühner, Markus; Hilbert, Sven
Titel	Advancing the Understanding of the Factor Structure of Executive Functioning
Quelle	In: Journal of Intelligence, 9 (2021), Artikel 16 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Himi, Samsad Afrin) ORCID (Hilbert, Sven)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2079-3200
Schlagwörter	Factor Structure; Executive Function; Short Term Memory; Attention Control; Young Adults; Inhibition; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenstruktur; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Hemmung; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01