Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks
This study examined factors influencing parents' preferences and their perceptions of their children's preferences for picturebooks. First, a content analysis was conducted on a set of picturebooks (N = 87) drawn from the sample described in Wagner (2013); Then, parents (N = 149) rated the...
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| description | This study examined factors influencing parents' preferences and their perceptions of their children's preferences for picturebooks. First, a content analysis was conducted on a set of picturebooks (N = 87) drawn from the sample described in Wagner (2013); Then, parents (N = 149) rated the books and several content properties were examined for their ability to predict parents' preferences and their perception of their children's preferences. The initial content analysis found correlated clusters of disparate measures of complexity (linguistic, cognitive, narrative) and identified a distinctive sub-genre of modern books featuring female protagonists. The experimental preference analysis found that parents' own preferences were most influenced by the books' age and status; parents' perceptions of their children's preferences were influenced by gender, with parents perceiving their sons (but not daughters) as dis-preferring books with female protagnoists. In addition, influences of the child's reading ability and the linguistic complexity of the book on preferences suggested a sensitivity to the cultural practice of joint book-reading. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9790d53ff8f944db9a01d6f656ae109f2022-12-21T22:55:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-09-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.01448267556Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of PicturebooksLaura WagnerThis study examined factors influencing parents' preferences and their perceptions of their children's preferences for picturebooks. First, a content analysis was conducted on a set of picturebooks (N = 87) drawn from the sample described in Wagner (2013); Then, parents (N = 149) rated the books and several content properties were examined for their ability to predict parents' preferences and their perception of their children's preferences. The initial content analysis found correlated clusters of disparate measures of complexity (linguistic, cognitive, narrative) and identified a distinctive sub-genre of modern books featuring female protagonists. The experimental preference analysis found that parents' own preferences were most influenced by the books' age and status; parents' perceptions of their children's preferences were influenced by gender, with parents perceiving their sons (but not daughters) as dis-preferring books with female protagnoists. In addition, influences of the child's reading ability and the linguistic complexity of the book on preferences suggested a sensitivity to the cultural practice of joint book-reading.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01448/fullpicturebookspreferencescontent analysisgenderparent-child reading |
| spellingShingle | Laura Wagner Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks Frontiers in Psychology picturebooks preferences content analysis gender parent-child reading |
| title | Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks |
| title_full | Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks |
| title_fullStr | Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks |
| title_short | Factors Influencing Parents' Preferences and Parents' Perceptions of Child Preferences of Picturebooks |
| title_sort | factors influencing parents preferences and parents perceptions of child preferences of picturebooks |
| topic | picturebooks preferences content analysis gender parent-child reading |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01448/full |
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