Preregistered analysis compares internalising and externalising symptoms in children with reading comprehension weaknesses versus typical readers, suggesting differing risk profiles.
Key Points
Children with comprehension weaknesses showed no differences in internalising symptoms compared to typical readers.
931 children with comprehension weaknesses were analyzed against 4422 typical readers, revealing no broader risk profile.
Exploratory analyses indicated children with comprehension issues have fewer externalising problems than those with decoding weaknesses.
Females with comprehension weaknesses reported fewer depressive symptoms at the first assessment compared to their decoding peers.