Predictors of the psychosocial well-being in young adults with aphasia vs. young adults with developmental language disorder—a systematic review

The Divergent Nature of Language Performance and Social Use of Language: An Online Scale for the Assessment of Language in Adults Using Self-reported Skills (ALASS)

“…The language impairment group had one of the highest reported rates of social phobia in epidemiological literature. Similar findings are reported in Kladouchou (2021), where only the DLD children receiving support reached wellbeing levels equivalent to typically developing children. Durkin et al (2017) suggest that Social Self Efficacy (Smith and Betz, 2000) has the potential to be a revealing measure of perceived confidence in managing the everyday social demands of adult life.…”

“…Language difficulties are associated with greater difficulties in developing and maintaining friendships for DLD children and adolescents (Conti-Ramsden et al, 2013;Durkin et al, 2017;Eadie et al, 2018;Forrest et al, 2018, Mok et al, 2014. Language is also a key skill in the development of emotion regulation (Bendezú et al, 2018), so it is not surprising that individuals with deficient language show vulnerability with regards to developing emotional and behavioural problems (Kladouchou, 2021;Yew and O'Kearney, 2013). However, research is still limited when examining the links between adult language skills and social intelligence (see Blaskova and Gibson, 2021, for a recent review).…”