Reading Interests and Habits of Indigenous First-Generation College Students: A Phenomenological Study

Authors

  • Aston Kellyn Punga Department of Christian Psychology, Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Kupang, Kupang, Indonesia
  • Getroida Maleng Department of Christian Psychology, Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Kupang, Kupang, Indonesia
  • Chintamy Adoe Department of Christian Psychology, Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Kupang, Kupang, Indonesia
  • Friandry Windisany Thoomaszen Department of Christian Psychology, Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Kupang, Kupang, Indonesia and Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15575/psy.v12i1.39214

Keywords:

reading interests, reading habits, Indigenous First-Generation college students, higher education, descriptive phenomenology

Abstract

The study aims to describe the reading interests and habits of IFGCS and explore the context that impacts them. The research methodology was a descriptive phenomenology study. Data was collected through observation and in-depth interviews. Five participants qualified for collecting the data. Thematic analysis was applied and identified six primary themes and sixteen associated sub-themes as the finding. The main themes included the internal and external factors affecting reading activities, the preferred and least preferred types of books, the internal and external barriers influencing reading, the limited literacy support in the school and community of Timorese students, and economic and cultural challenges in reading within families. The implications of this research suggest recommendations that can be used by students, lecturers, higher education institutions, families, schools, communities, and local governments as microsystems, mesosystems, ecosystems, and macrosystems to foster reading interests and habits.

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2025-06-30

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