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ERIC Number: EJ1249274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-8438
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A Longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model of Storybook Reading: Children's Word Use as a Mediator
Meng, Christine
Scientific Studies of Reading, v24 n3 p200-213 2020
The present study examined the dyadic nature of fathers' and mothers' reported frequency of storybook reading by testing (1) the longitudinal association in parents' frequency of storybook reading when their children were 10.47 months old and 52.95 months old, (2) the interdependence between both parents' reported frequency of storybook reading, (3) whether children's word use would be a potential mediator, and (4) potential moderators (e.g., education levels, language skills). The analytical sample consisted of 8,400 two-parent households from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B). The actor-partner interdependence mediation model was conducted. Findings showed a significant effect for the continuity in mothers' storybook reading, but not fathers. Mothers' reported storybook reading when their children were 10.47 months old significantly predicted fathers' reported storybook reading when their children were 52.95 months old. Children's word use was not a significant mediator. Implications and future research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory; Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment
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