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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Pers. 2011 Jun 1;45(3):259–268. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004

Table 3.

Correlation matrix for four types of self-control measures

Exec Function Delay Tasks Self-report Informant Report
Executive Function Tasks r =.15 [.14, .17]
k = 147, j = 324
N = 12,118
Q = 536.73, p <
.001
r =.11 [.08, .15]
k = 19, j = 41
N = 1,470
Q = 47.09, p =
.21
r =.10 [.08, .12]
k = 51, j = 120
N = 3,922
Q = 165.59, p =
.003
r =.14 [.12, .15]
k = 45, j = 140
N = 3,802
Q = 216.01, p <
.001
Delay of Gratification Tasks r =.21 [.09, .32]
k = 4, j = 4
N = 270
Q =.57, p = .90
r =.15 [.11, .18]
k = 19, j = 33
N = 2,317
Q = 42.02, p = .11
r =.21 [.17, .25]
k = 9, j = 17
N = 1,188
Q = 26.13, p = .05
Self Report Questionnaire r =.50 [.48, .51]
k = 47, j = 57
N = 7,782
Q = 686.48, p <
.001
r =.48 [.46, .50]
k = 17, j = 29
N = 3,770
Q = 440.11, p <
.001
Informant Report
Questionnaire
r =.54 [.53, .55]
k = 44, j = 142
N = 9,881
Q = 1628.17, p <
.001

Note. r = average correlation coefficient, based on a fixed effects model (weighted by the inverse variance); 95% confidence interval is given in brackets [ ]; k = number of samples included in average correlation; j = number of effect sizes included in average correlation; N = number of participants included in average correlation.; Q = Q statistic for homogeneity test; p = p-value associated with the Q-statistic.