2019
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13219
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Vocabulary Development and Trajectories of Behavioral and Emotional Difficulties Via Academic Ability and Peer Problems

Abstract: This study investigates associations between trajectories of children's vocabulary development and subsequent behavioral and emotional difficulties via two potential mediating mechanisms; literacy and peer problems. Nationally representative data from 4,983 Australian children were used to examine trajectories of receptive vocabulary (4–5, 6–7, and 8–9 years) and hyperactivity‐inattention, conduct problems and emotional symptoms (8–9, 10–11, 12–13, 14–15 years), and literacy and peer problems (8–9 years). Lowe… Show more

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“…Additionally, oral language helps children to express wishes through words instead of physical actions [26] to gain positive social interactions with their parents and peers and to develop academically. These factors have all been found to diminish the risk of externalizing problems [27,28].…”
Section: Emotional Competence As a Mediating Factor In The Developmenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, oral language helps children to express wishes through words instead of physical actions [26] to gain positive social interactions with their parents and peers and to develop academically. These factors have all been found to diminish the risk of externalizing problems [27,28].…”
Section: Emotional Competence As a Mediating Factor In The Developmenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We are therefore unable to elucidate possible mechanisms linking language disorder and SEB, including whether this represents shared biological causal mechanisms (e.g. overlapping genetic risk, Newbury et al (2019), family history of poor mental health (Conti-Ramsden et al 2019), or a confluence of developmental cascades in which poor language predisposes children to academic underachievement and associated loss of self-esteem (Tomblin, Zhang, Buckwalter, & Catts, 2000;Westrupp et al, 2019).…”
Section: Strengths and Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Children with language difficulties experience significantly higher rates of both internalizing behavior problems (indicating symptoms commonly associated with depression and anxiety) and externalizing behavior problems (eg, ADHD, aggression, conduct problems) 16 . These high rates are important to consider when determining how to appropriately support the growing number of children exhibiting problem behaviors as a result of an unidentified language difficulty.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Strong language skills, in contrast, have a demonstrated protective effect on child and adolescent mental health. Abundant, positive, and language‐rich social interactions (language nutrition) with caregivers, educators, and peers can help prevent or mitigate the effects of mental health problems in childhood and adolescence 2,16 …”
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confidence: 99%