The bidirectional association between maternal speech and child characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20366673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Mimeau (0000-0001-6497-2392, Université Laval), Édith CANTIN (Université Laval), Richard E Tremblay (0009-0006-6621-8696, Université de Montréal), Michel Boivin (0000-0001-8621-9844, Université Laval), Ginette Dionne (0000-0001-9828-6403, Université Laval, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 435-456 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000919000539 |
| PMID | 31591952 |
| OpenAlex | W2980200872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
Our aim was to assess whether infants influence the quantity and quality of their mothers’ speech to them and, in turn, whether this maternal speech influences children's later language. As 189 mothers interacted with each of their twins at age 0;5, we calculated the number of utterances, the proportion of sensitive utterances, and the proportion of self-repeated utterances they produced. We later assessed the twins’ language comprehension and production when they were 1;6, 2;6, and 5;2. Quantity of maternal speech predicted child language at 5;2, whereas sensitivity predicted child language at 2;6 and 5;2 and partial self-repetition predicted child language at 1;6. Conversely, sensitivity and partial self-repetition in maternal speech at 0;5 were associated with genetic factors from the child, indicating that infant characteristics influence the quality of maternal speech. Overall, our findings stress the importance of considering both directions in the association between maternal speech and child characteristics
Audiology · Cognition · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Language acquisition · Language development · Language production · Linguistics · Maternal sensitivity · Speech communication · Speech production · Child and Animal Learning Development · Language Development and Disorders · Medicine · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |