Adolescent leisure reading and its longitudinal association with prosocial behavior and social adjustment

Abstract Reading is a popular leisure activity for children, teenagers, and adults. Several theories agree that reading might improve social cognition, but the empirical evidence remains tentative, with research on adolescents especially lacking. We employed a very large, and nationally representati...

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Main Authors: Jan Lenhart, Tobias Richter, Markus Appel, Raymond A. Mar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35346-7