Emile Dirks
Biographic Data
| ID | 2483219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emile Dirks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emile |
| FAMILY NAME | Dirks |
| SIGNATURE | DIRKS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4391-4462 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Socio-economic status and other potential risk factors for language development in the first year of life
A wide variety of language skills has been shown to be compromised in children from low socioeconomic status (SES). However, few studies have investigated the effect of SES on language development in infants. The aim of this study is two-fold: to investigate when the first SES-effects on language can be observed and to explore the effects of three variables often claimed to be linked to SES – gestational duration, stress and parent-child interact…
Co-regulation between young deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their caregivers
The Calming Together study will be among the first to investigate co-regulation in young DHH children and their parents in ecologically valid home settings. By assessing both parent and child factors, it will provide insights into how co-regulation unfolds in daily life and how it relates to broader aspects of self-regulation. The study will also include both mothers and fathers to investigate their potentially unique contributions toward co-regu…
A call to action
Parent–child interaction (PCI) is known to be a suportive predictor of child developmental outcomes. PCI is a 2-way, connected exchange where, particularly in infancy, the child is the agent of the interaction, initiating with eye gaze, action, emotion, and/or language, and the parent adapts their communication and interactional style in order to attune to and respond to their child. The research objectives of this study were informed by a group …
Transition to Motherhood
The consequences of ACEs seemed to show up in the transition to motherhood, indicating that interventions targeting first-time mothers should address the motherhood constellation that may arise from earlier adverse life experiences. Moreover, especially support from friends seemed to be associated with less worries among mothers. Social support has no buffering effect for the negative consequences of ACEs on the themes of motherhood constellation…
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the seventh in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, or FCEI-DHH. This article, Structure Principles, is the third of three articles (preceded by Foundation Principles and Support Principles) that describe the 10 FCEI-DHH Principles. The Structure Principles include 4 Principles (Principle 7, Principle 8, Princ…
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the fifth in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families, or FCEI-DHH. The 10 FCEI-DHH Principles are organized conceptually into three sections (a) Foundation Principles, (b) Support Principles, and (c) Structure Principles. Collectively, they describe the essential Principles that guide FCEI for childre…
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the first of eight articles in this special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), or FCEI-DHH. In 2013, a diverse panel of experts published an international consensus statement on evidence-based Principles guiding FCEI-DHH. Those original Principles have been revised through a coproduction process involving multidisciplinary collaborators and an international consen…
Parental self-efficacy and early language development in deaf and hard-of-hearing children
This study examined the relationship between parental self-efficacy in parents of young deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children and children’s spoken language skills. A retrospective within-subjects study design was used that included 24 mother–child dyads with DHH children. Parental self-efficacy was assessed using the Scale of Parental Involvement and Self-Efficacy–Revised. Children’s language abilities were assessed using the Preschool Languag…
Interactive storybook reading to enhance language, literacy, and social–emotional skills
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Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the third in a series of eight articles that comprise this special issue on family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families (FCEI-DHH). It highlights the origins of FCEI-DHH in Western contexts and well-resourced locations and emphasizes the role of culture(s) in shaping FCEI-DHH. This article also cautions against the direct application of the 10 FCEI-DHH Principles presented in …
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the sixth in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families, or FCEI-DHH. The Support Principles article is the second of three articles that describe the 10 Principles of FCEI-DHH, preceded by the Foundation Principles, and followed by the Structure Principles, all in this special issue. The Support Princip…
Are All Conversational Turns Equal? Parental Language Input and Child Language in Children with Hearing Loss during Daily Interactions
1) Background: Conversational turns between parents and children contribute to the language development of children. This study aimed to examine parental language input during interactions with high numbers of conversational turns (focused interactions) and those with fewer turns (regular interactions) in children with hearing loss at home. (2) Methods: Twelve children (aged 18-47 months) with hearing loss and their parents participated. Each chi…
Predictors of Early Language Outcomes in Children with Connexin 26 Hearing Loss across Three Countries
GJB2-associated hearing loss (GJB2-HL) is the most common genetic cause of hearing loss in children. However, little is known about the clinical characteristics and early language outcomes in population-oriented samples including children with different degrees of hearing loss. Insight into these characteristics are relevant for the counselling of parents. Our sample consisted of 66 children at approximately 2 years of age (17-32 months) with bil…
Governing “Untrustworthy” Civil Society in China
The Chinese Party-state’s repression of politically sensitive social organizations is well-known. Less known, however, is how the central state has governed a broader range of social organizations that have violated laws or regulations and are hence considered “untrustworthy” in the context of the social credit system. Analyzing over 22,000 entries of social organizations on the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ National Social Organization Credit Infor…
Fathers of Young Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Children
Much of the literature exploring the role of parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) has focused on mothers; yet, the involvement and perspectives of fathers is valuable and warrants attention. Following the PRISMA guidelines, this systematic literature review examined the peer-reviewed research that has differentially explored the experiences of fathers and mothers of young DHH children. Utilizing three databases (Web of Scienc…
The School Career of Children With Hearing Loss in Different Primary Educational Settings—A Large Longitudinal Nationwide Study
Children with hearing loss (HL) are at risk for a lower educational achievement. This longitudinal study compared the school career of a nationwide Dutch cohort with and without HL based on descriptive data of the governmental authority Statistics Netherlands. From 2008 to 2018, 3,367,129 children, of whom 1,193 used cochlear implants (CIs) and 8,874 used hearing aids (HAs), were attending primary and/or secondary education. Sixty-one percent of …
Joint Attention in the Context of Hearing Loss
Joint attention is important for children’s language development. We report two meta-analyses that demonstrate that the congruency in hearing status between parent and child affects the establishment and maintenance of joint attention. Dyads consisting of hearing parents and children with hearing loss, achieve fewer and briefer moments of joint attention in comparison to dyads of hearing parents and hearing children and dyads of deaf parents and …
Talk with me! Parental linguistic input to toddlers with moderate hearing loss
This study examined the quantity and quality of parental linguistic input to toddlers with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared with toddlers with normal hearing (NH). The linguistic input to eighteen toddlers with MHL and twenty-four toddlers with NH was examined during a 10-minute free-play activity in their home environment. Results showed that toddlers with MHL were exposed to an equivalent amount of parental linguistic input compared to todd…
Workers of China (and of the world) survive
It Takes Two to Read
Interactive storybook reading is an important activity to enhance the emergent literacy skills of young deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. Parents have a crucial role to play in promoting their children's literacy development. However, parents often do not read in an interactive way; therefore guidance is recommended in applying these interactive reading strategies. In the present study we examined how parent reading behavior was affected b…
Concern for Others
Empathy, the ability to feel the emotions of others and respond affectively to these emotions, is an important factor in the development of social competence. The purpose of this study was to examine empathy levels in toddlers with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared to toddlers with no hearing loss (nHL), and to explore the relation between language ability and empathy. We focused on affective empathy and the precursors of cognitive empathy. A …
Interactive Reading with Young Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children in eBooks Versus Print Books
Interactive storybook reading is effective in enhancing deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children's emergent literacy skills. The current digital era gives parents more opportunities to read books with their child. From an early age on, interaction between parent and child during literacy activities is very important for the development of emergent literacy skills. The purpose of the present study was to explore the opportunities of eBooks on a tab…
Predictors of Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in an Adolescent Sports Context
This study examined antisocial and prosocial behavior of N = 439 adolescent athletes between 14 and 17 years of age (67 teams). Multi‐level analyses showed that team membership explained 20 and 13 percent of the variance in antisocial and prosocial behavior in the sports context, respectively. The team effects suggest that aggregating antisocial or prosocial adolescents within teams may partially explain differences in antisocial and prosocial be…
The Contribution of Organized Youth Sport to Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescent Athletes
The Contribution of Organized Youth Sport to Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescent Athletes
Predictors of Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in an Adolescent Sports Context
This study examined antisocial and prosocial behavior of N = 439 adolescent athletes between 14 and 17 years of age (67 teams). Multi‐level analyses showed that team membership explained 20 and 13 percent of the variance in antisocial and prosocial behavior in the sports context, respectively. The team effects suggest that aggregating antisocial or prosocial adolescents within teams may partially explain differences in antisocial and prosocial be…
Governing “Untrustworthy” Civil Society in China
The Chinese Party-state’s repression of politically sensitive social organizations is well-known. Less known, however, is how the central state has governed a broader range of social organizations that have violated laws or regulations and are hence considered “untrustworthy” in the context of the social credit system. Analyzing over 22,000 entries of social organizations on the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ National Social Organization Credit Infor…
The Contribution of Organized Youth Sport to Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in Adolescent Athletes
Predictors of Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior in an Adolescent Sports Context
This study examined antisocial and prosocial behavior of N = 439 adolescent athletes between 14 and 17 years of age (67 teams). Multi‐level analyses showed that team membership explained 20 and 13 percent of the variance in antisocial and prosocial behavior in the sports context, respectively. The team effects suggest that aggregating antisocial or prosocial adolescents within teams may partially explain differences in antisocial and prosocial be…
Concern for Others
Empathy, the ability to feel the emotions of others and respond affectively to these emotions, is an important factor in the development of social competence. The purpose of this study was to examine empathy levels in toddlers with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared to toddlers with no hearing loss (nHL), and to explore the relation between language ability and empathy. We focused on affective empathy and the precursors of cognitive empathy. A …
Interactive Reading with Young Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children in eBooks Versus Print Books
Interactive storybook reading is effective in enhancing deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children's emergent literacy skills. The current digital era gives parents more opportunities to read books with their child. From an early age on, interaction between parent and child during literacy activities is very important for the development of emergent literacy skills. The purpose of the present study was to explore the opportunities of eBooks on a tab…
It Takes Two to Read
Interactive storybook reading is an important activity to enhance the emergent literacy skills of young deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. Parents have a crucial role to play in promoting their children's literacy development. However, parents often do not read in an interactive way; therefore guidance is recommended in applying these interactive reading strategies. In the present study we examined how parent reading behavior was affected b…
Workers of China (and of the world) survive
Talk with me! Parental linguistic input to toddlers with moderate hearing loss
This study examined the quantity and quality of parental linguistic input to toddlers with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared with toddlers with normal hearing (NH). The linguistic input to eighteen toddlers with MHL and twenty-four toddlers with NH was examined during a 10-minute free-play activity in their home environment. Results showed that toddlers with MHL were exposed to an equivalent amount of parental linguistic input compared to todd…
Fathers of Young Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Children
Much of the literature exploring the role of parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) has focused on mothers; yet, the involvement and perspectives of fathers is valuable and warrants attention. Following the PRISMA guidelines, this systematic literature review examined the peer-reviewed research that has differentially explored the experiences of fathers and mothers of young DHH children. Utilizing three databases (Web of Scienc…
The School Career of Children With Hearing Loss in Different Primary Educational Settings—A Large Longitudinal Nationwide Study
Children with hearing loss (HL) are at risk for a lower educational achievement. This longitudinal study compared the school career of a nationwide Dutch cohort with and without HL based on descriptive data of the governmental authority Statistics Netherlands. From 2008 to 2018, 3,367,129 children, of whom 1,193 used cochlear implants (CIs) and 8,874 used hearing aids (HAs), were attending primary and/or secondary education. Sixty-one percent of …
Joint Attention in the Context of Hearing Loss
Joint attention is important for children’s language development. We report two meta-analyses that demonstrate that the congruency in hearing status between parent and child affects the establishment and maintenance of joint attention. Dyads consisting of hearing parents and children with hearing loss, achieve fewer and briefer moments of joint attention in comparison to dyads of hearing parents and hearing children and dyads of deaf parents and …
Predictors of Early Language Outcomes in Children with Connexin 26 Hearing Loss across Three Countries
GJB2-associated hearing loss (GJB2-HL) is the most common genetic cause of hearing loss in children. However, little is known about the clinical characteristics and early language outcomes in population-oriented samples including children with different degrees of hearing loss. Insight into these characteristics are relevant for the counselling of parents. Our sample consisted of 66 children at approximately 2 years of age (17-32 months) with bil…
Governing “Untrustworthy” Civil Society in China
The Chinese Party-state’s repression of politically sensitive social organizations is well-known. Less known, however, is how the central state has governed a broader range of social organizations that have violated laws or regulations and are hence considered “untrustworthy” in the context of the social credit system. Analyzing over 22,000 entries of social organizations on the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ National Social Organization Credit Infor…
Transition to Motherhood
The consequences of ACEs seemed to show up in the transition to motherhood, indicating that interventions targeting first-time mothers should address the motherhood constellation that may arise from earlier adverse life experiences. Moreover, especially support from friends seemed to be associated with less worries among mothers. Social support has no buffering effect for the negative consequences of ACEs on the themes of motherhood constellation…
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the seventh in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, or FCEI-DHH. This article, Structure Principles, is the third of three articles (preceded by Foundation Principles and Support Principles) that describe the 10 FCEI-DHH Principles. The Structure Principles include 4 Principles (Principle 7, Principle 8, Princ…
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the fifth in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families, or FCEI-DHH. The 10 FCEI-DHH Principles are organized conceptually into three sections (a) Foundation Principles, (b) Support Principles, and (c) Structure Principles. Collectively, they describe the essential Principles that guide FCEI for childre…
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the first of eight articles in this special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), or FCEI-DHH. In 2013, a diverse panel of experts published an international consensus statement on evidence-based Principles guiding FCEI-DHH. Those original Principles have been revised through a coproduction process involving multidisciplinary collaborators and an international consen…
Parental self-efficacy and early language development in deaf and hard-of-hearing children
This study examined the relationship between parental self-efficacy in parents of young deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children and children’s spoken language skills. A retrospective within-subjects study design was used that included 24 mother–child dyads with DHH children. Parental self-efficacy was assessed using the Scale of Parental Involvement and Self-Efficacy–Revised. Children’s language abilities were assessed using the Preschool Languag…
Interactive storybook reading to enhance language, literacy, and social–emotional skills
Item does not contain fulltext
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the third in a series of eight articles that comprise this special issue on family-centered early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families (FCEI-DHH). It highlights the origins of FCEI-DHH in Western contexts and well-resourced locations and emphasizes the role of culture(s) in shaping FCEI-DHH. This article also cautions against the direct application of the 10 FCEI-DHH Principles presented in …
Family-Centered Early Intervention Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH)
This article is the sixth in a series of eight articles that comprise a special issue on Family-Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families, or FCEI-DHH. The Support Principles article is the second of three articles that describe the 10 Principles of FCEI-DHH, preceded by the Foundation Principles, and followed by the Structure Principles, all in this special issue. The Support Princip…
Are All Conversational Turns Equal? Parental Language Input and Child Language in Children with Hearing Loss during Daily Interactions
1) Background: Conversational turns between parents and children contribute to the language development of children. This study aimed to examine parental language input during interactions with high numbers of conversational turns (focused interactions) and those with fewer turns (regular interactions) in children with hearing loss at home. (2) Methods: Twelve children (aged 18-47 months) with hearing loss and their parents participated. Each chi…
Socio-economic status and other potential risk factors for language development in the first year of life
A wide variety of language skills has been shown to be compromised in children from low socioeconomic status (SES). However, few studies have investigated the effect of SES on language development in infants. The aim of this study is two-fold: to investigate when the first SES-effects on language can be observed and to explore the effects of three variables often claimed to be linked to SES – gestational duration, stress and parent-child interact…
Co-regulation between young deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their caregivers
The Calming Together study will be among the first to investigate co-regulation in young DHH children and their parents in ecologically valid home settings. By assessing both parent and child factors, it will provide insights into how co-regulation unfolds in daily life and how it relates to broader aspects of self-regulation. The study will also include both mothers and fathers to investigate their potentially unique contributions toward co-regu…
A call to action
Parent–child interaction (PCI) is known to be a suportive predictor of child developmental outcomes. PCI is a 2-way, connected exchange where, particularly in infancy, the child is the agent of the interaction, initiating with eye gaze, action, emotion, and/or language, and the parent adapts their communication and interactional style in order to attune to and respond to their child. The research objectives of this study were informed by a group …
Psychology (18 works) · Developmental psychology (17 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (13 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (9 works) · Audiology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Hearing loss (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (5 works) · Intervention (counseling) (5 works)