Qishan Chen|Yurou Kong|Wenyang Gao|Lei Mo
Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Parent–Child Relationship, and Learning Motivation on Reading Ability
South China Normal University|South China Normal University|South China Normal University|South China Normal University
background chinese culture investigated relationship family socioeconomic status ses childrens reading ability participants included 2294 middleschool students grade 8 ses measured parents education level parents occupational prestige family property childrens reading ability estimated item response theory addition adopted 8item parentchild relationship scale 22item learning motivation scale included four dimensions examined whether parentchild relationship mediated relationship family ses reading ability whether moderated learning motivation results indicated parentchild relationship played mediating role relationship ses reading ability relationship moderated students learning motivation direct effects ses reading ability high medium low levels learning motivation 024 032 040 respectively