Marley W. Watkins|Debra Young Coffey
Reading Motivation: Multidimensional and Indeterminate.
Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University
motivations reading questionnaire mrq contains 54 items posited tap 11 dimensions reading motivation structural validity mrq investigated 2 samples 328 students grades 35 2 suburban midatlantic elementary schools b 735 students grades 35 2 suburban southwestern elementary schools confirmatory factor analyses cfas theoretical 11factor structure adequately fit data either sample subsequently exploratory factor analyses found 8 factors sample 6 factors defined 3 4 common items however double cfa crossvalidation found inadequate fit samples given results authors suggest mrq revised