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Vol.42 No.3

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Reading and Academic Engagement: The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management / Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, (P)1013-0799; (E)2586-2073
2025, v.42 no.3, pp.287-309
https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2025.42.3.287
Sung Jae Park (Hansung Unversity)
Park, S. J. (2025). Reading and Academic Engagement: The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being. , 42(3), 287-309, https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2025.42.3.287

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of reading time on academic engagement among high school students and to investigate the mediating role of psychological well-being, which was defined in terms of life satisfaction, happiness, and self-esteem. For this purpose, data from the 2022 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey were analyzed using regression analysis and the PROCESS macro (Model 4) to test mediation effects. The findings are as follows. First, reading time had a direct positive effect on psychological well-being. Second, both reading time and psychological well-being had direct positive effects on academic engagement. Third, reading time also indirectly influenced academic engagement through psychological well-being, and all mediation effects were found to be statistically significant. These findings suggest that reading serves not only as an instrumental activity for academic achievement but also as a multidimensional practice that enhances adolescents’ emotional stability and motivation for learning.

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reading, academic engagement, psychological well-being, life satisfaction, happiness, self-esteem, mediation analysis
Received
2025-08-24
Revised
2025-09-10
Accepted
2025-09-15
Published
2025-09-30

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