TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schaffner, Ellen
A1  - Philipp, Maik
A1  - Schiefele, Ulrich
T1  - Reciprocal effects between intrinsic reading motivation and reading competence? A cross-lagged panel model for academic track and nonacademic track students
JF  - Journal of research in reading : a journal of the United Kingdom Reading Association
N2  - Previous research has demonstrated positive relations between intrinsic reading motivation and reading competence. However, the causal direction of these relations and the moderating role of relevant background variables (e.g., students' achievement level) are not well understood. In the present study, a cross-lagged panel model was applied to academic track and nonacademic track fifth grade students (N = 396) to test whether intrinsic reading motivation and reading competence are reciprocally related depending on the students' achievement level (indicated by school track affiliation). According to expectations, the cross-lagged effect of intrinsic reading motivation on reading competence was only significant for academic track students. In the nonacademic track group, neither the effect of intrinsic reading motivation on reading competence nor the reverse effect proved to be significant. Thus, the nature of the relation between intrinsic reading motivation and reading competence seems to depend on students' school track affiliation.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12027
SN  - 0141-0423
SN  - 1467-9817
VL  - 39
SP  - 19
EP  - 36
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -