Reading Self-Perceived Ability, Enjoyment and Achievement: A Genetically Informative Study of Their Reciprocal Links Over Time

Malanchini, M; Wang, Z; Voronin, I; Schenker, VJ; Plomin, R; Petrill, SA and Kovas, Yulia. 2017. Reading Self-Perceived Ability, Enjoyment and Achievement: A Genetically Informative Study of Their Reciprocal Links Over Time. Developmental Psychology, 53(4), pp. 698-712. ISSN 0012-1649 [Article]

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Abstract or Description

Extant literature has established a consistent association between aspects of reading motivation, such as enjoyment and self-perceived ability, and reading achievement, in that more motivated readers are generally more skilled readers. However, the developmental etiology of this relation is yet to be investigated. The present study explores the development of the motivation–achievement association and its genetic and environmental underpinnings. Applying cross-lagged design in a sample of 13,825 twins, we examined the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the association between reading enjoyment and self-perceived ability and reading achievement. Children completed a reading comprehension task and self-reported their reading enjoyment and perceived ability twice in middle childhood: when they were 9 –10 and 12 years old. Results showed a modest reciprocal association over time between reading motivation (enjoyment and perceived ability) and reading achievement. Reading motivation at age 9 –10 statistically predicted the development of later achievement, and similarly,
reading achievement at age 9 –10 predicted the development of later motivation. This reciprocal association was observed beyond the stability of the variables and their contemporaneous correlation and was largely explained by genetic factors.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000209

Keywords:

reading, reading motivation, longitudinal, behavioral genetics

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Psychology

Dates:

DateEvent
2017Published
22 July 2016Accepted

Item ID:

20640

Date Deposited:

07 Jul 2017 14:33

Last Modified:

29 Apr 2020 16:28

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/20640

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