Poor reading and anxiety (PRAX): Building a theory and practice

G McArthur - Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Clinicians, teachers, and researchers have long suspected that there may be some kind of
association between poor reading and emotional health. However, for many years, studies …

Tracking the relations between children's reading and emotional health across time: Evidence from four large longitudinal studies

G McArthur, N Badcock, A Castles… - Reading Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is good evidence for an association between poor reading and anxiety, but the
mechanisms responsible for this association are currently unknown. In this study, we used …

Are different reading problems associated with different anxiety types?

DA Francis, JL Hudson, S Robidoux… - Applied Cognitive …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is a reliable association between poor reading and anxiety, but we do not completely
understand the specifics of this relationship. The current study included a sample of children …

Reading anxiety: An early affective impediment to children's success in reading

G Ramirez, L Fries, E Gunderson… - Journal of Cognition …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Learning to read is a critical but often challenging academic task for young children. In the
current study, we explore the relation between children's reading affect-–particularly anxiety …

The effect of an integrated reading and anxiety intervention for poor readers with anxiety

D Francis, JL Hudson, S Kohnen, L Mobach… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
A recent systematic review has reported that poor reading is reliably associated with anxiety.
However, we currently lack evidence-based intervention for children who have both poor …

Are comorbidities of poor reading related to elevated anxiety in children?

G McArthur, A Doust, E Banales, S Robidoux… - Annals of …, 2024 - Springer
Studies of the association between dyslexia and mental health have typically tried to
minimise the influence of dyslexia comorbidities on the outcomes. However, in the “real …

The association between anxiety and academic performance in children with reading disorder: A longitudinal cohort study

B Hossain, S Bent, R Hendren - Dyslexia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between anxiety and overall
academic performance (AP) in children with reading disorder (RD). This two‐year …

[PDF][PDF] Potential moderators of psychosocial problems in children with reading difficulties

KM Nathan, JJ Rucklidge - New Zealand Journal of Psychology …, 2011 - psychology.org.nz
Reading difficulties (RD) are 'characterised by an unexpected difficulty in reading in children
and adults who otherwise possess the intelligence, motivation, and education necessary for …

The association between poor reading and internalising problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis

DA Francis, N Caruana, JL Hudson… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have demonstrated an association between learning disabilities and
internalising problems such as anxiety and depression. However, our understanding of this …

Understanding the relation between reading and anxiety among upper elementary students with reading difficulties

S Fishstrom, P Capin, AM Fall, G Roberts, AE Grills… - Annals of …, 2024 - Springer
This study examined the relations between reading anxiety, general anxiety, and test anxiety
in a sample of students with reading difficulties (n= 536). It also tested if dimensions of …