Journal article
Associations between early maternal behaviours and child language at 36 months in a cohort experiencing adversity
J Smith, P Levickis, T Eadie, L Bretherton, L Conway, S Goldfeld
International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders | WILEY | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Variations in parenting, more specifically less responsive and more directive parenting, contribute to language difficulties for children experiencing adversity. Further investigation of associations between specific responsive and directive behaviours and child language is required to understand how behaviours shape language over time within different populations. As language is dyadic, further exploration of how mother–child interactions moderate associations is also important. Aims: To investigate associations between specific responsive and directive maternal behaviours, the quality of mother–child interaction (fluency and connectedness) and child language in a cohort experie..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge and express their gratitude to all those involved in the right@home project. The project was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Scholarship and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language (project grant #1023493). All research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. S. Goldfeld was also supported by an NHMRC Career Development Scholarship (grant number 1082922).