Intrinsic reading motivation of Chinese preschoolers and its relationships with home literacy

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 912-916

  Zhou, Hui ^a,c   Salili, Farideh ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Psychology   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Home literacy; Intrinsic motivation; Preschoolers; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; READING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 50949131377     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701838147     Document Type: Article

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