May Parental Reading Behavior Explain the Gender Differences in Subteeners’ Reading Attitude?

摘要

This paper presents the results of a research project whichanalyzed the impact of parental reading behavior on thegender differences in subteeners’ reading attitude. The appliedtheoretical approach is based on the tri-component view ofreading attitude. A sample of 1633 (815 male and 786 female)students and their parents filled in a questionnaire on readingpreferences and habits, and the students completed a readingattitude scale. Variance analyses (ANOVA) are used todetermine the statistically significant differences. Independentvariables of the measurement are materialized dimensions ofreading, and parents’ paper-based/online reading habits,purpose and frequency. As assumed, girls are generally moreinfluenced by parental reading habits and exhibit morefavorable reading attitude if either parent has positive readingbehavior. Boys’ reading attitude is far less influenced bybehavioral patterns; nevertheless, the father’s impact issignificantly stronger than that of the mother. In the light ofthe results, this paper will also give some thought, briefly, towhat can be done; thereby, indicating some directions offurther research.