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

Table 1.

Effect of Sleep Deprivation on ExecutiveFunction Domains

Domain Studies (n) Participants (n) Hedges' g 95% CI p-value

Working Memory 15 1,920 -0.71 [-0.85, -0.57] <0.001
Inhibitory Control 12 1,512 -0.59 [-0.75, -0.43] <0.001
Cognitive Flexibility 11 1,146 -0.49 [-0.64, -0.34] <0.001