ABSTRACT

The present study examined the dyadic nature of fathers’ and mothers’ reported frequency of storybook reading by testing (1) the longitudinal association in parents’ frequency of storybook reading when their children were 10.47 months old and 52.95 months old, (2) the interdependence between both parents’ reported frequency of storybook reading, (3) whether children’s word use would be a potential mediator, and (4) potential moderators (e.g., education levels, language skills). The analytical sample consisted of 8,400 two-parent households from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B). The actor-partner interdependence mediation model was conducted. Findings showed a significant effect for the continuity in mothers’ storybook reading, but not fathers. Mothers’ reported storybook reading when their children were 10.47 months old significantly predicted fathers’ reported storybook reading when their children were 52.95 months old. Children’s word use was not a significant mediator. Implications and future research are discussed.

摘要

本研究通过测试（1）父母在10.47个月和52.95个月大时父母的故事书阅读频率的纵向关联，检验了父母报告的故事书阅读频率的二元性质，（2）相互依存关系在父母双方报告的故事书阅读频率之间，（3）儿童单词的使用是否可能成为潜在的中介者，和（4）潜在的主持人（例如，教育水平，语言技能）之间。分析样本包括来自早期儿童纵向研究出生队列（ECLS-B）的8,400个双亲家庭。进行了演员-伴侣相互依赖调解模型。调查结果显示，母亲的故事书阅读的连续性具有显着影响，而父亲则没有。母亲报告说，孩子10岁时读的故事书。47个月大的孩子预测父亲在孩子52.95个月大时读故事书。儿童的单词使用不是重要的中介。讨论了影响和未来的研究。