ERIC Number: EJ902869
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Nov
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Relations among Maternal, Child, and Demographic Factors and the Persistence of Preschool Language Impairment
LaParo, Karen M.; Justice, Laura; Skibbe, Lori E.; Pianta, Robert C.
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, v13 n4 p291-303 Nov 2004
This research used the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care database of 1,364 children to identify children at 3 years of age who could generally be characterized as exhibiting specific language impairment. Seventy-three identified children were classified into 2 groups on the basis of standardized assessment of language skills at 4.5 years: children whose language impairment had resolved (n = 33) versus those whose language impairment persisted (n = 40). A logistic regression model using measures of maternal sensitivity, maternal depression, child externalizing behaviors, child health history, family income-to-needs ratio, and quality of home environment was used to predict group membership. Maternal sensitivity and maternal depression contributed significantly to the prediction model for group membership. Results are discussed in terms of theoretical and clinical implications.
Descriptors: Group Membership, Family Income, Language Impairments, Child Health, Family Environment, Language Skills, Depression (Psychology), Child Care, Models, Regression (Statistics), Preschool Children, Databases, Child Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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