Table 2. Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) for multi-tasking ability (OSPAN), perceived multi-tasking ability, impulsivity, and sensation seeking for participants in the upper and lower quartiles of multi-tasking activity (MMI).
Measure | Subcategory | Low MMI | High MMI | df | t-score | Cohen’s d |
OSPAN | 48.7 (16.0) | 40.3 (16.3) | 136 | −3.04** | 0.52 | |
Perceived ability | 59.2 (19.5) | 69.1 (16.8) | 136 | 3.21** | 0.55 | |
Impulsivity | 1.96 (0.30) | 2.11 (0.32) | 135 | 2.79** | 0.48 | |
Attentional | 2.04 (0.41) | 2.24 (0.46) | 135 | 2.71** | 0.46 | |
Motor | 1.91 (0.32) | 2.01 (0.35) | 135 | 1.75 | 0.30 | |
Non planning | 1.95 (0.39) | 2.11 (0.41) | 135 | 2.28* | 0.40 | |
Sensation seeking | 1.43 (0.18) | 1.51 (0.17) | 135 | 2.51** | 0.43 | |
Boredom | 1.23 (0.20) | 1.28 (0.16) | 135 | 1.44 | 0.28 | |
Disinhibition | 1.32 (0.26) | 1.47 (0.30) | 135 | 3.52** | 0.53 | |
Thrill Seeking | 1.67 (0.28) | 1.71 (0.29) | 135 | 0.67 | 0.14 | |
Experience | 1.49 (0.24) | 1.55 (0.22) | 135 | 1.50 | 0.26 |
Also indicated are the degrees of freedom, t-test scores, and the effect size estimate, Cohen’s d.
Significant at .05 level.
Significant at .01 level.