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Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Executive Functioning Among Young Adults: Meta-Analysis

Open Journal of Psychology | Vol 5, Issue 1

Table 1. Effect of Sleep Deprivation on ExecutiveFunction Domains

DomainStudies (n)Participants (n)Hedges' g95% CIp-value
Working Memory151,920-0.71[-0.85, -0.57]<0.001
Inhibitory Control121,512-0.59[-0.75, -0.43]<0.001
Cognitive Flexibility111,146-0.49[-0.64, -0.34]<0.001