No Negative Effects of Reading on Screen on Comprehension of Narrative Texts Compared to Print: A Meta-analysis

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Media Psychology Pub Date : 2022-05-02 DOI:10.1080/15213269.2022.2070216

A. Schwabe, F. Lind, Lukas Kosch, H. Boomgaarden

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Abstract

ABSTRACT While some argue digital reading media may impair text comprehension, the empirical literature is ambiguous, in particular when it comes to the reading of narrative texts. Therefore, a comprehensive and systematic meta-analysis of studies exploring the effect of screen reading media on reading comprehension of narrative texts was conducted (k = 32, N = 2239). Multimedia and interactive functions in general, the type of multimedia and interactive functions, the change in effect over time, and the type of digital reading device (computer, e-reader, and tablet) were explored as moderating variables. In general, the analyses did not reveal a significant impact of the reading medium (screen vs. paper) on the reading comprehension of a narrative text. Moreover, there does not seem to be a difference over time and between different types of digital reading devices. Also, the analysis of the subsample of studies using plain digital text without any additional functions in comparison to print showed no significant differences. In contrast, multimedia and interactive functions of digital texts affect reading comprehension positively, regardless of the type of additional function. In conclusion, the results do not suggest a negative effect of digital reading media on reading comprehension when reading narrative texts.

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与印刷品相比，屏幕阅读对叙事文本理解没有负面影响：元分析

虽然有些人认为数字阅读媒体可能会损害文本理解，但实证文献是模棱两可的，特别是在叙事文本的阅读方面。因此，我们对屏幕阅读媒介对叙事文本阅读理解影响的研究进行了全面系统的meta分析(k = 32, N = 2239)。一般的多媒体和交互功能、多媒体和交互功能的类型、随时间的变化以及数字阅读设备(计算机、电子阅读器和平板电脑)的类型作为调节变量进行了探索。总的来说，这些分析并没有揭示阅读媒介(屏幕和纸张)对叙事文本阅读理解的显著影响。此外，不同类型的数字阅读设备之间似乎没有随时间而变化的差异。此外，对使用无任何附加功能的纯数字文本的研究的子样本进行分析，与印刷文本相比，没有显着差异。相比之下，数字文本的多媒体和互动功能对阅读理解有积极的影响，而不管附加功能的类型如何。综上所述，在阅读叙事文本时，数字阅读媒体并未对阅读理解产生负面影响。

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来源期刊

Media Psychology Multiple-

CiteScore

8.60

自引率

7.10%

发文量

期刊介绍： Media Psychology is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to publishing theoretically-oriented empirical research that is at the intersection of psychology and media communication. These topics include media uses, processes, and effects. Such research is already well represented in mainstream journals in psychology and communication, but its publication is dispersed across many sources. Therefore, scholars working on common issues and problems in various disciplines often cannot fully utilize the contributions of kindred spirits in cognate disciplines.