Table 2 Multilevel results with probe-reported task-unrelated thoughts, unguided thoughts, trying to concentrate on the task, and 2-back d’ score as outcomes (N = 504).

From: Sad mood and poor sleep are related to task-unrelated thoughts and experience of diminished cognitive control

Predictor

Outcome

Task-unrelated thoughts

Unguided thoughts

Trying to concentrate

2-back d’ score

B (SE)

p

B (SE)

p

B (SE)

P

B (SE)

p

Intercept

−1.87 (0.14)

<0.001***

-1.48 (0.15)

<0.001***

3.07 (0.06)

<0.001***

1.55 (0.04)

<0.001***

Social Desirability Scale (z)

−0.07 (0.07)

0.326

0.08 (0.08)

0.342

0.02 (0.03)

0.450

−0.03 (0.02)

0.256

Operation Span (OSPAN, z)

−0.00 (0.08)

0.967

−0.07 (0.09)

0.416

0.03 (0.03)

0.297

0.18 (0.02)

<0.001***

PROMIS Sleep Disturbances (z)

0.23 (0.08)

0.002**

0.32 (0.08)

<0.001***

−0.06 (0.03)

0.046*

−0.06 (0.02)

0.010**

Induction

0.13 (0.10)

0.201

0.04 (0.09)

0.635

−0.19 (0.03)

<0.001***

0.03 (0.02)

0.179

Happy group

−0.06 (0.19)

0.744

0.35 (0.21)

0.091

0.04 (0.08)

0.651

0.12 (0.06)

0.036*

Sad group

−0.27 (0.19)

0.162

0.06 (0.21)

0.774

0.05 (0.08)

0.531

0.11 (0.06)

0.044*

Induction × Happy

0.07 (0.14)

0.622

−0.12 (0.13)

0.344

0.05 (0.03)

0.177

0.05 (0.03)

0.097

Induction × Sad

0.56 (0.14)

<0.001***

0.31 (0.13)

0.020*

−0.07 (0.04)

0.037*

0.02 (0.03)

0.462

OSPAN (z) × Induction × Happy

0.08 (0.09)

0.366

0.13 (0.09)

0.132

-0.03 (0.02)

0.194

0.01 (0.02)

0.692

OSPAN (z) × Induction × Sad

−0.02 (0.09)

0.835

0.09 (0.09)

0.310

0.06 (0.02)

0.014*

-0.02 (0.02)

0.299

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.