Boys read for leisure and enjoy reading less than girls, but no sex differences appear in mental imagery¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the higher track, 19% of boys versus 46% of girls were leisure readers, with significant sex differences in leisure reading and enjoyment but not mental imagery. → Mol SE and Jolles J 2014

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 analyses among 696 higher-track students. The article reports "Nineteen percent of all boys and 46% of all girls were leisure readers" and significant sex differences in leisure reading and enjoyment; standardized residuals did not exceed the critical range for mental imagery, showing no sex differences.

"Nineteen percent of all boys and 46% of all girls were leisure readers. Of all leisure readers, 31.0% were boys. Significant sex differences were found in leisure reading [χ2(1) = 57.71, p < 0.001) and reading enjoyment [χ2(1) = 38.45, p < 0.001)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

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• Leisure readers are far more likely than non-leisure readers to enjoy reading and to engage in mental imagery, in both educational tracks — related
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• Mental imagery shows no direct relation to school achievement among non-leisure readers, though a ceiling effect limits this null finding — related
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