University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Journal of School Psychology 22520821 1 3 2012 06 21 A study of the relationship of children and adolescents’ interest in literature to their social development A study of the relationship of children and adolescents’ interest in literature to their social development 27 48 33 d_1_3_91_7_1_2 FA S Rajab Departmen of Literature and Humanities, Persian Gulf University Journal Article 2012 04 16 The main goal of this study was to<br />determine the relationship between interest in<br />literature and social development of students. The<br />population of this study comprised all male and<br />female students enrolled in the fifth, sixth and<br />seventh grades in educational zones 1 and 2 in<br />Ardabil during the 2010-2011 academic year. A<br />sample of 617 individuals was selected using a multistage<br />randomized cluster sampling procedure. In<br />keeping with the aims of the study, a correlational<br />research method was used. The tools used in this<br />study included a researcher constructed<br />questionnaire, a test of social development and<br />Raven’s Progressive Matrices. Multiple regression<br />analysis showed that books, sports, science, and<br />history magazines contribute positively, while poetry<br />and art books contribute negatively to the prediction<br />of social development. In this study, books and sports<br />magazines played a greater role in the prediction of<br />students' social development. Gender and grade<br />differences in social development were also explored. The main goal of this study was to<br />determine the relationship between interest in<br />literature and social development of students. The<br />population of this study comprised all male and<br />female students enrolled in the fifth, sixth and<br />seventh grades in educational zones 1 and 2 in<br />Ardabil during the 2010-2011 academic year. A<br />sample of 617 individuals was selected using a multistage<br />randomized cluster sampling procedure. In<br />keeping with the aims of the study, a correlational<br />research method was used. The tools used in this<br />study included a researcher constructed<br />questionnaire, a test of social development and<br />Raven’s Progressive Matrices. Multiple regression<br />analysis showed that books, sports, science, and<br />history magazines contribute positively, while poetry<br />and art books contribute negatively to the prediction<br />of social development. In this study, books and sports<br />magazines played a greater role in the prediction of<br />students' social development. Gender and grade<br />differences in social development were also explored. https://jsp.uma.ac.ir/article_33_662f01acdb3b3a6775b43a9e6a5ad819.pdf