TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Quality of Parent–Child Interaction and Language Ability in Preschool-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
AU - Jokihaka, Suvi
AU - Laasonen, Marja
AU - Lahti-Nuuttila, Pekka
AU - Smolander, Sini
AU - Kunnari, Sari
AU - Arkkila, Eva
AU - Pesonen, Anu Katriina
AU - Heinonen, Kati
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Purpose: This study explores whether the quality of parent–child interaction is associated with language abilities cross-sectionally and longitudinally up to preschool-age among children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: Participants were 97 monolingual children with DLD and their parents from the Helsinki Longitudinal SLI study, HelSLI (baseline, age in years;months, M = 4;3, SD = 0;10), of which 71 pairs were followed longitudinally (age in years;months, M = 6;6, SD = 0;5). Video recordings from three play sessions were scored for child, parent, and dyadic behavior using Erickson’s sensitivity scale protocol and mutually responsive orientation at baseline. Children’s expressive and receptive language and language reasoning ability were assessed at baseline, and expressive and receptive language were assessed at follow-up. Results: At baseline, engaged child behavior, parent’s supportive guidance, and fluent and attuned dyadic behavior were associated with better receptive language ability, and engaged child behavior and dyadic synchrony were posi-tively associated with language reasoning ability in 3-to 6-year-olds. The child’s positive engagement and fluent and attuned dyadic behavior at baseline were associated with better expressive and receptive language abilities at follow-up in 6-to 7-year-olds, respectively. Conclusions: Fluent and attuned dyadic behavior is associated with better receptive language ability in preschool-age children. Parent behavior alone was not associated with language ability. A connected and mutually attuned parent– child relationship could be a protective factor for language development for children with DLD.
AB - Purpose: This study explores whether the quality of parent–child interaction is associated with language abilities cross-sectionally and longitudinally up to preschool-age among children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: Participants were 97 monolingual children with DLD and their parents from the Helsinki Longitudinal SLI study, HelSLI (baseline, age in years;months, M = 4;3, SD = 0;10), of which 71 pairs were followed longitudinally (age in years;months, M = 6;6, SD = 0;5). Video recordings from three play sessions were scored for child, parent, and dyadic behavior using Erickson’s sensitivity scale protocol and mutually responsive orientation at baseline. Children’s expressive and receptive language and language reasoning ability were assessed at baseline, and expressive and receptive language were assessed at follow-up. Results: At baseline, engaged child behavior, parent’s supportive guidance, and fluent and attuned dyadic behavior were associated with better receptive language ability, and engaged child behavior and dyadic synchrony were posi-tively associated with language reasoning ability in 3-to 6-year-olds. The child’s positive engagement and fluent and attuned dyadic behavior at baseline were associated with better expressive and receptive language abilities at follow-up in 6-to 7-year-olds, respectively. Conclusions: Fluent and attuned dyadic behavior is associated with better receptive language ability in preschool-age children. Parent behavior alone was not associated with language ability. A connected and mutually attuned parent– child relationship could be a protective factor for language development for children with DLD.
KW - 6121 Languages
KW - 515 Psychology
KW - SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS
KW - BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
KW - DYADIC SYNCHRONY
KW - IMPAIRMENT
KW - MOTHERS
KW - INPUT
KW - TEMPERAMENT
KW - RISK
KW - RESPONSIVENESS
KW - INTERVENTION
U2 - 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00479
DO - 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00479
M3 - Article
C2 - 35583982
AN - SCOPUS:85131772219
SN - 1092-4388
VL - 65
SP - 2258
EP - 2271
JO - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
JF - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
IS - 5
ER -