Family socioeconomic status and children's reading fluency: the chain mediating role of family reading environment and children's living and learning styles
HU Wen-Xin, ZHANG Lei, WANG Cai, WANG Zi-Yue, XU Jia-Min, WANG Jing-Yu, ZHOU Jia, WANG Wen-Min, YAO Meng-Meng, CHI Xia
Department of Child Health, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing 210004, China
Abstract Objective To study the impact of family socioeconomic status on children's reading fluency and the chain mediation effect of family reading environment and children's living and learning styles in this relationship. Methods A total of 473 children from grades 2 to 6 in two primary schools in Nanjing were selected through stratified random sampling. The children's reading fluency was assessed, and a questionnaire was used to collect information on family socioeconomic status, family reading environment, and children's living and learning styles. The mediation model was established using the Process macro in SPSS, and the Bootstrap method was employed to test the significance of the mediation effects. Results Family socioeconomic status, family reading environment, and children's living and learning styles were significantly positively correlated with reading fluency (P<0.001). The family reading environment and children's living and learning styles mediated the relationship between family socioeconomic status and children's reading fluency. Specifically, the independent mediation effect of family reading environment accounted for 11.02% of the total effect, while the independent mediation effect of children's living and learning styles accounted for 10.79%. The chain mediation effect of family reading environment and children's living and learning styles accounted for 7.41% of the total effect. Conclusions Family socioeconomic status can affect children's reading fluency through three pathways: family reading environment, children's living and learning styles, and the chain mediation effect of family reading environment and children's living and learning styles.
HU Wen-Xin,ZHANG Lei,WANG Cai et al. Family socioeconomic status and children's reading fluency: the chain mediating role of family reading environment and children's living and learning styles[J]. CJCP, 2025, 27(4): 451-457.
HU Wen-Xin,ZHANG Lei,WANG Cai et al. Family socioeconomic status and children's reading fluency: the chain mediating role of family reading environment and children's living and learning styles[J]. CJCP, 2025, 27(4): 451-457.
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