Is attentional bias the underlying concept behind the vicious circle in which children with low reading motivation, poor reading culture (home literacy environment) and lagging in reading...Show moreIs attentional bias the underlying concept behind the vicious circle in which children with low reading motivation, poor reading culture (home literacy environment) and lagging in reading performance determine themselves? In the current study, 428 primary school pupils from groups 6 and 7 are taken to investigate the influence of the home literacy environment and reading performance on the reading motivation . Through questionnaires it was found that a more stimulating home environment and literacy ensures a better the vocabulary and a stronger reading motivation . In addition, we investigated whether non- enthusiastic readers have a resistance (attentional bias) to reading. Attentional bias is measured with a digital selective attention task and was not found in enthusiastic or non - enthusiastic readers.Show less
Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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2025-09-29T00:00:00Z
In this study we examined the relations between home literacy environment, reading attitude, self-concept of reading, reading frequency and reading performance. We also tested whether children with...Show moreIn this study we examined the relations between home literacy environment, reading attitude, self-concept of reading, reading frequency and reading performance. We also tested whether children with a negative reading attitude show a resistance to reading. The participants were 428 Dutch fourth and fifth grade primary school students. Questionnaires were assessed to address the reading development and resistance to reading was measured as an attentional bias toward reading stimuli using a visual dot probe test. Results show that the home literacy environment and self-concept of reading were positively related to reading attitude. Reading attitude and reading frequency were both positively related to reading performance. Results did not confirm an attentional bias in children with a negative reading attitude. The results are discussed in light of the existing literature and directions for future research are provided.Show less
