Table 2.
Latent profile analyses of executive functions—with the 4-profile solution allowing partial conditional dependence providing the best fit.
| N profiles | N free parameters | Log-likelihood | Adjusted BIC a | AIC b | Entropy | LMR adjusted test c H0 log likelihood | Bootstrapped LRT d H0 log likelihood | Smallest class (% of sample) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | −11401.38 | 22845.12 | 22822.77 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| 2 | 16 | −11190.31 | 22448.40 | 22412.63 | 0.86 | 412.86** | 422.14*** | 12.18 |
| 3 | 22 | −10991.97 | 22147.02 | 22027.94 | 0.89 | 387.96*** | 396.68*** | 7.26 |
| 4 | 28 | −10901.13 | 22009.83 | 21858.27 | 0.83 | 177.68 *** | 181.68 *** | 6.88 |
| 5 | 34 | −10828.74 | 21909.52 | 21725.48 | 0.79 | 141.60 * | 144.79 *** | 3.10 |
| 6 | 40 | −10791.32 | 21879.15 | 21662.64 | 0.81 | 73.20 (n.s.) | 74.84*** | 0.25 |
| Relaxing partial conditional independence in models for the correlation of all three cool EF | ||||||||
| 1 | 13 | −11268.45 | 22591.97 | 22562.90 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| 2 | 19 | −11058.53 | 22197.54 | 22155.05 | 0.94 | 410.61*** | 419.85*** | 7.80 |
| 3 | 25 | −10898.41 | 21902.72 | 21846.82 | 0.92 | 313.19* | 320.23*** | 6.04 |
| 4 | 31 | −10798.82 | 21728.95 | 21659.64 | 0.85 | 194.80 * | 199.18 *** | 4.47 |
| 5 | 37 | −10753.81 | 21664.35 | 21581.62 | 0.85 | 88.04 (n.s.) | 90.02*** | 0.40 |
Correlations across cool EF included: inhibition*updating, updating*flexibility, and flexibility*inhibition. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.
Bayesian information criterion.
Akaike information criterion.
Lo–Mendell–Rubin adjusted likelihood ratio test.
Bootstrapped likelihood ratio test.Fit indices in bold indicate models with good fit.