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Peer reviewedSmith, M. Cecil – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Findings from a longitudinal study which examined the stability of reading attitude from early childhood to the middle-adult years suggest that reading attitude is a stable construct over time, although early childhood measures of reading attitude are poor predictors of adult attitude. Young adult measures are the best predictors. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes
