title: Family reading habits and academic achievement of children from polygynous, monogamous, divorced, and nondivorced families.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship between family reading habits and the academic achievement of 1021 Xhosa-speaking children whose mean age was 15.3 yr. A questionnaire was administered to identify each pupil's family status. Analysis of variance indicated positive and statistically significant main effects for the two variables on a reading habits score.
authors: Department of Educational Research, University of Transkei, South Africa.
authors: V I
authors: VI
authors: Cherian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D011932:Reading; D013019:South Africa