Impact of shared storybook reading on child development: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Based on a large-scale nationwide birth cohort study, frequent shared storybook reading is positively associated with the overall developmental progress in early childhood. Even for children with developmental delays at age one, continuous reading was positively associated with their development.
Authors
- Koichi Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8474-6456)
- Keita Kanamori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-1799)
- Chiharu Ota
- Haruhiko Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4236-799X)
- R. Kishi
- Tomohisa Suzuki
- Michihiro Kamijima
- Narufumi Suganuma
- Ryo Kawasaki
- Shin Yamazaki
- The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
- Hideki Nagashima
- Yasuhiro Takeshima
- Kenichi Sakurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7056-2151)
- Kimitoshi Nakamura
- Ryoji Shinohara
- Shuichi Ito
- Takeo Nakayama
- Hidekuni Inadera
- Mayumi Tsuji
Institutions
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
- National Institute for Environmental Studies (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
- Tottori University Hospital (JP)
- National Center For Child Health and Development (JP)
- University of Toyama (JP)
- University of Yamanashi (JP)
- Kōchi University (JP)
- Hyogo University (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
- Kumamoto University (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04721-7
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00