Table 3.

Correlations among BRIEF-P subscales (Variables 1 through 5) and EF tasks (Variables 6 through 10)

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Inhibition	1
2. Shift	.376***	1
3. Emotional Control	.624***	.520***	1
4. Working Memory	.676***	.435***	.584***	1
5. Plan/Organize	.704***	.440***	.613***	.827***	1
6. 6-Boxes	.176*	.243**	.149	.156	.184*	1
7. Verbal Fluency	−.091	−.153	−.124	−.145	−.240**	−.245**	1
8. Day/Night	.028	−.070	.084	−.116	−.070	−.193*	.256**	1
9. Bird/Dragon	−.054	−.163	−.112	−.215**	−.170*	−.308***	.505***	.442***	1
10. Dimensional Change Card Sort	.005	−.034	−.039	−.172*	−.140	−.158	.265**	.166*	.239**	1

Note:

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001

Abbreviations: BRIEF-P, Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool version; EF, executive function