Puberteitsontwikkeling en perspectief innemen: Invloeden op tekstbegrip bij adolescenten

The goal of the current study is to investigate whether perspective-taking abilities impact reading comprehension among adolescents at different stages of puberty. To find out if there are any relations between perspective-taking and reading comprehension the influence of an imposed perspective on the mental representation of a text was investigated for 98 participants. Puberty is taken into account as a factor that could contribute to the mental representation of a text. The Director Task and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index were used to measure perspective-taking abilities. Results on the Director Task show significant differences in error rates amongst the three puberty groups. Post-hoc analysis revealed significant differences between all puberty groups in the Director Experimental conditions. The IRI scores increased between the puberty groups, but was not correlated to the scores on the Director Task. Reading comprehension was measured through two narrative text, the tekst ...Show moreThe goal of the current study is to investigate whether perspective-taking abilities impact reading comprehension among adolescents at different stages of puberty. To find out if there are any relations between perspective-taking and reading comprehension the influence of an imposed perspective on the mental representation of a text was investigated for 98 participants. Puberty is taken into account as a factor that could contribute to the mental representation of a text. The Director Task and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index were used to measure perspective-taking abilities. Results on the Director Task show significant differences in error rates amongst the three puberty groups. Post-hoc analysis revealed significant differences between all puberty groups in the Director Experimental conditions. The IRI scores increased between the puberty groups, but was not correlated to the scores on the Director Task. Reading comprehension was measured through two narrative text, the tekst ‘Het Huis’ and the text ‘Het Vakantiepark’. The study revealed a better recall of perspective-relevant elements for the text ‘Het Huis’, increasing between the puberty groups. The total score on the IRI was identified as a significant predictor for memory of elements on ‘Het Huis’. Contradictory to the text ‘Het Huis’, no significant differences were found between perspective-relevant and perspective-irrelevant elements on the text ‘Het Vakantiepark’. The findings align with previous research pointing out that perspective-taking abilities develop throughout puberty. There are some effects of perspective-taking abilities on reading comprehension, but there could be more aspects that influence the effectiveness of applying a reading perspective while reading a text. More investigation into the role of executive functions on the implementation of reading with a perspective is needed.Show less

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