Gender differences in reading motivation: Does sex or gender identity provide a better account?

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-336

  McGeown, Sarah ^a   Goodwin, Hannah ^a   Henderson, Nikola ^a   Wright, Penelope ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863785997     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01481.x     Document Type: Article

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