The influence of stable and fluctuating individual differences on executive functioning

dc.contributor.advisorBest, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorFlood, Kathryn Emily
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:19:38Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:19:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2022-04-20T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractExecutive functioning (EF) refers to the higher order cognitive processes that allow individuals to engage in goal-setting behaviours. These processes are relatively complex and individual differences on EF engagement vary. The current study examined the relationship between situational (i.e., loneliness) and dispositional (i.e., personality) factors and EF. Eighty-two participants completed performance based tasks and self-report questionnaires to assess EF and related psychosocial variables. Results indicated surprising similarities between the EF and the personality factors of Neuroticism and Conscientiousness. Furthermore, hypothesized subscales of self-report EF were not related to family, social and romantic loneliness when these factors were statistically controlled. Finally two competing models outlining the association of EF and loneliness were tested, with null findings. Supplementary analyses indicated that it may be beneficial to measure the overarching construct of loneliness and that additional EF performance-based tests are necessary to fully examine the link between loneliness and EF.
dc.description.copyright© Kathryn E. Flood, 2019
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentix, 125 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13516
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplinePsychology
dc.titleThe influence of stable and fluctuating individual differences on executive functioning
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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