Reading Motivation: Exploring the Elementary Gender Gap

By Barbara A. Marinak, Linda B. Gambrell. 2010

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Gender Studies

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Citations in the corpus

• A Study of Thoughtful Literacy and the Motivation to Read (2010, background): “For example, research has found that the reading motivation levels of females are consistently and significantly higher than those of males (Durik, Vida, & Eccles, 2006; Gambrell & Marinak, 2010; Kush & Watkins, 1996; McKenna, Kear, & Ellsworth, 1995; Merisuo-Storm, 2006).”
• Exploring the relationship between adolescent’s reading skills, reading motivation and reading habits (2014, unknown): “…in reading motivation are quite consistently found, with males reporting lower levels of motivation compared to females (Baker & Wigfield 1999; Marinak & Gambrell, 2010; McGeown, Goodwin, Henderson & Wright, 2012; McGeown, 2013; Pitcher et al., 2007); while a recent study with adolescents…”