Leisure readers are far more likely than non-leisure readers to enjoy reading and to engage in mental imagery, in both educational tracks¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 2 studies · 2 associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the lower track, leisure readers reported significantly more reading enjoyment and mental imagery than non-leisure readers. → Mol SE and Jolles J 2014 q3 i? In the higher track, leisure readers were significantly more likely to enjoy reading and engage in mental imagery than non-leisure readers. → Mol SE and Jolles J 2014 (2)

Evidence¶

Mol SE and Jolles J 2014¶

Mol SE and Jolles J (2014) Reading enjoyment amongst non-leisure readers can affect achievement in secondary school. Front. Psychol. 5:1214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01214

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Chi-square analysis among 375 lower-track seventh graders; 19.5% were leisure readers. The article reports "leisure readers reported significantly more reading enjoyment" and imagery than non-leisure readers, with almost all non-enjoyers being non-leisure readers (97.6%).

"leisure readers reported significantly more read-ing enjoyment [χ2(1) = 35.84, p < 0.001] and mental imagery [χ2(1) = 7.36, p = 0.007] than non-leisure readers"

Mol SE and Jolles J 2014 (2)¶

Mol SE and Jolles J (2014) Reading enjoyment amongst non-leisure readers can affect achievement in secondary school. Front. Psychol. 5:1214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01214

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Chi-square analysis among 696 higher-track seventh graders; 32.5% were leisure readers. The article reports leisure readers were "significantly more likely to enjoy reading" and to engage in mental imagery, with 98.6% of non-enjoyers being non-leisure readers.

"Leisure readers were significantly more likely to enjoy read-ing [χ2(1) = 83.02, p < 0.001] and to engage in mental imagery [χ2(1) = 10.48, p = 0.001] than non-leisure readers"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Only a minority of Dutch seventh graders read for leisure, with lower prevalence in the pre-vocational track (19.5%) than the pre-academic track (32.5%) — related
• A majority of non-leisure readers report enjoying reading in general (59% lower track, 69% higher track) — related
• Boys read for leisure and enjoy reading less than girls, but no sex differences appear in mental imagery — related
• In the lower track, reading enjoyment relates to school achievement for girls but not for boys among non-leisure readers — related
• Mental imagery shows no direct relation to school achievement among non-leisure readers, though a ceiling effect limits this null finding — related