The detrimental effects of student-disordered behavior at school: evidence from using the cusp catastrophe.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The purpose of the present study is to examine the potentially complex relationship between disordered behavior at school and students' engagement with reading activities given that they enjoy reading. Of particular interest is the role of disordered behavior which we believe moderated the relationship between liking reading and reading engagement.

Methods

Participants were 2,420 fourth graders who participated in the 2021 PIRLS study from Saudi Arabia and were selected using stratified random sampling from 117 schools in the Kingdom. Data were analyzed using linear and nonlinear means such as the linear model, the logistic model, and the cusp catastrophe.

Results

Results pointed to the superiority of the cusp catastrophe towards predicting student engage

SUBMITTER: Alkhadim G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10808790 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature