Longitudinal associations between reading for pleasure and child maladjustment: Results from a propensity score matching analysis

Reading for pleasure has been shown to have benefits for academic attainment and the development of empathy. Yet, whether reading for pleasure is linked with other aspects of children's development remains unclear.This study examines the association between reading for pleasure and children's psychological and behavioural adjustment at the onset of adolescence.We analysed data from 8936 participants in the Millennium Cohort Study, Sweeps 4 (age...