The Dual Role of Digital Self-Efficacy in Reading Engagement from a Nonlinear Dynamics Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Background: The purpose of this study is to elucidate the potentially complex relationship between digital self-efficacy and students' engagement with reading activities, given that the students are known to enjoy reading. Of particular interest were the roles of digital self-efficacy as potential regulators and/or moderators of students' engagement with reading activities at school. Methods: The participants were fourth-grade students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data came from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in 2021. The main hypothesis put forth was that digital self-efficacy would play a significant role in regulating students' engagement with reading activities. The prediction of students' reading engagement at school may take two di

SUBMITTER: Alghamdi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11941528 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature