Reading is considered as an important learning tool which comprised of multiple skills. Efficient reading by university students plays a vital role in shaping our society's future. Reading habits of University students is determined by several factors including age, gender, field of study and life style. Hence, this study was conducted to explore the effect of gender differences in reading habits of university undergraduates in Sri Lanka by obtaining data using questionnaires from 192 male and 474 female students of six universities. The results revealed that enjoying reading, reading preferences, how often they are reading and reading frequency significantly varied between the two genders (p<0.05). Females enjoyed reading and spent more time than their male counterparts. Most female students preferred novels (28.5%), while male respondents (7.5%) selected books to read. The majority of the female students responded that preparation for exams (39.6%) was the main barrier against reading, while male students selected social networks (16.5%). In terms of frequency, the majority of the girls (19.5%) read once a week, while 9.3% of boys read less frequently, whereas 0.9% of them never read. Based on this study, female are better in reading and showed positive attitude towards it than male students in Sri Lankan universities. Thereby, it is recommended to the universities in Sri Lanka to provide necessary guidance and motivation in developing reading skills, especially among male students.
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Gender Differences, Reading Habits, Reading Preferences, Personal Satisfaction
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