Tracking the relations between children’s reading and emotional health across time : Evidence from four large longitudinal studies
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McArthur, Genevieve, Badcock, Nicholas, Castles, Anne and Robidoux, Serje. (2022). Tracking the relations between children’s reading and emotional health across time : Evidence from four large longitudinal studies. Reading Research Quarterly. 57(2), pp. 555-585. https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.426
Authors | McArthur, Genevieve, Badcock, Nicholas, Castles, Anne and Robidoux, Serje |
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Abstract | There is good evidence for an association between poor reading and anxiety, but the mechanisms responsible for this association are currently unknown. In this study, we used structural equation modeling of four large longitudinal databases from the United Kingdom (n = 7,870), the United States (ns = 8,001 and 7,160), and Australia (n = 768) to explore relations between reading and emotional health across childhood. We found that emotional health at age 5 was not related to reading at age 7 but that reading at 7 was related to emotional health at age 9 or 11. We also found that reading, behavior, and attention may be related across development. These findings suggest a working hypothesis that poor reading may have an influence on emotional health rather than vice versa. |
Keywords | theoretical perspectives; struggling learners; methodological perspectives; developmental theories; at-risk factors; developmental issues; dyslexia; longitudinal analysis; childhood |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Reading Research Quarterly |
Journal citation | 57 (2), pp. 555-585 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
ISSN | 0034-0553 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.426 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85107823757 |
Page range | 555-585 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Macquarie University | |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Jun 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 29 Apr 2021 |
Deposited | 05 Jul 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP200102241 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z3w6/tracking-the-relations-between-children-s-reading-and-emotional-health-across-time-evidence-from-four-large-longitudinal-studies
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