AUTHOR=Schmidt Fabian T. C. , Retelsdorf Jan TITLE=A New Measure of Reading Habit: Going Beyond Behavioral Frequency JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=7 YEAR=2016 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01364 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01364 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
Reading habit is considered an important construct in reading research as it serves as a significant predictor of reading achievement. However, there is still no consensus on how to best measure reading habit. In recent research, it has mostly been measured as behavioral frequency; this approach neglects the fact that repeated behavior does not cover the broad content of habitual behavior—such as automaticity and the expression of one’s identity. In this study, we aimed to adapt a 10-item scale on the basis of the Self-Report Habit Index by