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  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Previous research, using trait-based questionnaires, indicated lower reading enjoyment in adults with dyslexia.
  • State-based measures offer a more dynamic assessment of motivation, including liking and wanting to read.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate reading enjoyment and motivation in adults with dyslexia using state-based measures.
  • To compare dynamic reading enjoyment between adults with and without dyslexia.
  • To examine the relationship between reading enjoyment and subsequent reading engagement and comprehension.

Main Methods:

  • A novel paradigm assessed state-based reading enjoyment in adults with dyslexia (n=59) and controls (n=59) across 24 book extracts.
  • Participants rated enjoyment and decided whether to incur a cost to read further.
  • Traditional trait-based enjoyment measures were also collected.

Main Results:

  • Average state-based reading enjoyment did not differ between groups, unlike higher trait-based enjoyment in neurotypicals.
  • Heightened enjoyment states increased reading continuation likelihood in neurotypicals, an effect attenuated in adults with dyslexia.
  • Enjoyment positively predicted correct answering of text-based questions in neurotypicals, but not in adults with dyslexia.

Conclusions:

  • Reading enjoyment can influence reading engagement in adults with dyslexia.
  • The link between intrinsic value (enjoyment) and subsequent motivation is altered in dyslexia.
  • While enjoyment may drive engagement, it does not necessarily translate to improved comprehension in adults with dyslexia.