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- W2000936324 abstract "Informal observations indicate that people are extremely interested in “self-help” literature, but the question of whether self-prescribed, and informal, therapeutic reading is beneficial for general readers remains largely unresearched. Further, there is no information available about readers' characteristics. Two studies were undertaken. In the first, it was found, among a group self-selected for their interest in self-help books, that the behaviour pattern is well-established, and that the reading of self-help articles in magazines, and of self-help booklets, are also popular activities. A majority was seeking help to cope with their lives through reading, but the desire to extend and develop the self was also evident. The second study was designed as a preliminary attempt to address, among other issues, the issue of which individual characteristics might vary among readers of varieties of material, and specifically self-help books. Amount and nature of reading, attitudes to reading, and reasons for reading self-help books, measures of social resources, scores on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and basic demographic information were measured. Although no significant correlations were found between number of self-help books read in the last year and any of the personality or social variables, number of books read correlated with other types of reading matter. A factor analysis of the reasons for reading self-help books revealed a clear structure, and correlations were found between factor scores, and personality and social variables." @default.
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- W2000936324 title "Self-selection of self-help reading: Readers and reasons" @default.
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