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Table 4 Pearson’s bivariate correlations between state and trait measures of mood and cognitive function

From: Mood and cognition in healthy older European adults: the Zenith study

Cognitive measures

State PA

State NA

Trait PA mean

Trait PA variability (SD)

Trait NA mean

Trait NA variability (SD)

Pattern recognition memory (ms)

-.073

.102*

-.085

-.053

.158**

.100

Spatial working memory (total errors)

-.192**

-.136**

-.144**

-.090

-.063

-.031

5-Choice reaction time (ms)

-.198**

-.089

-.215**

-.154**

.070

.055

Match to sample visual search (ms)

-.176**

-.026

-.188**

-.217**

.030

-.007

  1. Note. Significant correlations are given in bold, and significance levels are denoted by **p < 0.01 and *p < 0.05. Better cognitive performance is indicated by lower scores for the memory measures.