Katherine Wilkinson

Biographic Data

ID5971172
NAMEKatherine Wilkinson
GIVEN NAMESKatherine
FAMILY NAMEWilkinson
SIGNATUREWILKINSON K
AFFILIATIONSScottish Book Trust Edinburgh UK
ORCID0000-0002-2692-5533
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Fiction Book Reading and Wellbeing

    Open AccessNicola K Currie, Katherine Wilkinson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Reading2026

    Background The relationship between book reading and psychological wellbeing is gaining interest among those working in research, policy and practice, as we seek to better understand whether, and how, reading can support wellbeing. Yet, wellbeing has historically been poorly defined within reading research, and we lack a nuanced understanding of the ways in which children's book reading may support their psychological wellbeing. Methods Twenty‐fo…

  • Reading Fiction and Psychological Well‐being During Older Adulthood

    Open AccessNicola K Currie, Katherine Wilkinson et al.ARTICLEReading Research Quarterly2025References: 47

    The relationship between reading and well‐being is gaining increasing interest among those working in research, policy and practice, as we seek to better understand if, and how, reading books supports wellbeing. To date, the majority of research has focused on children and young people, neglecting to consider the well‐being benefits that reading books may have later in life. Drawing upon in‐depth interviews with 15 older adults (aged 63–83) from …

  • Working with a young people's advisory panel to conduct educational research

    Open AccessCharlotte Webber, Katherine Wilkinson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2024

    Participatory Action Research (PAR) with young people aims to centre their knowledge and experience in research which is meaningful to them. In recent years, there has been an increase in PAR approaches within education, yet there is still a need for greater methodological insight into this approach. In this project, which explored adolescents’ reading motivation and engagement, a young people's advisory panel was convened to ensure the perspecti…

  • Approaches for supporting adolescents’ reading motivation

    Open AccessCharlotte Webber, Katherine Wilkinson et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2023

    Research has consistently demonstrated declines in reading motivation and engagement from childhood to adolescence, with current levels of reading enjoyment and engagement among adolescents at an all-time low. This has led to increased interest in approaches for supporting adolescents’ reading motivation. To date, efforts to support adolescent reading motivation have utilized a variety of approaches, yet there is currently no review which synthes…

  • Understanding reading motivation across different text types

    Open AccessSarah McGeown, Jane Bonsall et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Reading2020

    Background Primary school children engage in a wide range of reading activities, yet we lack insights into why children choose to read different text types. Furthermore, recent studies of reading motivation have been dominated by quantitative research; however, qualitative research is necessary to ensure that children's voices are represented when we study their motivations to read. Methods Thirty‐three children (aged 9–11) from a single school i…

  • Reading During Adolescence

    Open AccessKatherine Wilkinson, Valentina Andries et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent & Adult…2020

    The authors explored adolescents’ reasons for reading or not reading books. In individual interviews with 39 adolescents (ages 15 and 16) in the United Kingdom, they reported that reading books offered an opportunity to relax, learn, escape the real world, and become immersed; was exciting, developed their empathy skills, and provided a form of social capital. However, challenges to book reading included a lack of time; that it was too effortful;…