Response inhibition shows small to moderate associations with listening comprehension (r = .16 to .42), based on only two studies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i1 Response inhibition correlated with listening comprehension at r = .16 to 0.42 across two studies. → Ting Zhou 2026

Evidence¶

Ting Zhou 2026¶

Ting Zhou, Thuy Anh Nguyen, Aprezo Pardodi Maba, Damon Thomas, Young-Suk Grace Kim, Elizabeth J. Edwards. (2026). Executive Functions and Reading in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10160-5

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Qualitative synthesis: only two studies (Barber et al., 2020, 2021) examined response inhibition and listening comprehension, with effect sizes from r = .16 to 0.42. The review reports "small to moderate associations between response inhibition and listening comprehension".

"Effect sizes ranged from r = .16 to 0.42, indicating small to moderate associations between response inhibition and listening comprehension."

Discussion¶

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