The data set was generated through the conducting of an experimental study. The study involved participants completing a set of executive function tasks pre and post the completion of a media engagement session, either media-multitasking or sequential media engagement. Full details of the study can be found in the forthcoming article. The data was processed using programs such as E-Prime for the Go-No-go tasks, PEBL for the flanker and Trail making tasks and Inquisit for the backwards digit span and backwards Corsi block. Total scores were then transferred to a single SPSS file to conduct the various statistical analyses, also detailed in the publication.