Bidirectional associations between mental health problems and language ability across 8 years of childhood.

ABSTRACT: Research examining the development of behavior, emotions and language, and their intertwining is limited as only few studies had a longitudinal design, mostly with a short follow-up period. Moreover, most studies did not evaluate whether internalizing symptoms and externalizing symptoms are independently associated with language ability. This study examines bidirectional associations between internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms and language ability in childhood in a large, population-based cohort. Longitudinal data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a cohort of children in the United Kingdom followed from birth to 11 years (n = 10,878; 50.7% boys), were analyzed. Internalizing and externalizing symptoms were based on parent reports. Language ability (higher scores reflecting poore

SUBMITTER: Tamayo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature