Reading as a pastime peaked at about one-fifth of preferences among thirteen-to-fourteen-year-old girls¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Reading reached its maximum popularity, about one-fifth of preferences, among girls aged thirteen to fourteen, and was chosen by very few of the oldest girls. → Wheeler 1920

Evidence¶

Wheeler 1920¶

Wheeler, T. (1920). A Study of Certain Recreational Reading and Vocational Phases in the Lives of Young Girls. The Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. XI, No. 9. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0064614

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Descriptive charted summary (Diagram 1) of recreational preferences across the five age groups of the survey. Reading peaked at "about one-fifth" among thirteen-to-fourteen-year-olds, the same age at which sewing and needlework first attracted. No effect size is reported.

"Reading reaches its maximum of popularity (about one-fifth) with the thirteen and fourteen year old girls, and at that age also sewing and various forms of needle work first appear to attract."

Discussion¶

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