Relationships between Reading Ability and Child Mental Health: Moderating Effects of Self-Esteem

Objective: Children with reading difficulties are at elevated risk for externalising (e.g., conduct disorder) and internalising (e.g., anxiety and depression) mental health problems. Reading ability is also negatively associated with self-esteem, a consistent predictor of child and adolescent mental...

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Main Authors: Boyes, Mark, Tebbutt, B., Preece, K., Badcock, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53720