Journal article
Language and social-emotional and behavioural wellbeing from 4 to 7 years: a community-based study
P Levickis, E Sciberras, C McKean, L Conway, A Pezic, FK Mensah, EL Bavin, L Bretherton, P Eadie, M Prior, S Reilly
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | SPRINGER | Published : 2018
Abstract
Language disorder (LD) and social-emotional and behavioural (SEB) difficulties are common childhood problems that often co-occur. While there is clear evidence of these associations from clinical samples, less is known about community samples. This paper examines these associations in children aged 4–7 years from a community-based longitudinal study. 771 families provided questionnaire and assessment data at 4, 5 and 7 years. Parent-reported SEB difficulties were measured at each point (SDQ). Child language was directly assessed at 4 (CELF-P2), 5 and 7 years (CELF-4). Linear regression analysis was used to compare cross-sectional differences in mean SDQ scores between children with and witho..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all of the participating families and the Early Language in Victoria Study research team. We would also like to acknowledge the support of the wider team in the Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language. The Early Language in Victoria Study was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC Project Grants #237106, #9436958 and #1041947). The NHMRC played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. This study was also supported by funding from the NHMRC funded Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language (NHMRC Project Grant #1023493). Dr. Levickis was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 705044. Dr. Sciberras was supported by an NHMRC Early Career (1037159) and Career Development (1110688) Fellowships. Dr. Mensah was supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1037449) and Career Development Fellowship (1111160) and Professor Reilly was supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (1041892). Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.