This LDbase project page containes the open science materials for our meta-analysis on the reading anxiety and reading achievement.
The goal of the present meta-analysis was to determine the strength of the association between reading anxiety and reading achievement. This preregistered meta-analysis was designed with the intention of being representative of world populations. Through systematic screening of the published and unpublished literature, 44 studies were identified to be included in the meta-analysis (totaling 113 effect sizes). The 9,114 participants from these studies came from a range of backgrounds. The included studies were conducted in 5 continents, 9 countries, and 7 languages. A moderate negative correlation was found between reading anxiety and reading achievement (r = -0.31). Learning disability status, gender, reading domain, and age were not significant moderators and did not significantly account for the heterogeneity in the effect size.
