Mapping early environment using communication deviance: A longitudinal study of maternal sensitivity toward 6-month-old children

AbstractCommunication deviance (CD) reflects features of the content or manner of a person's speech that may confuse the listener and inhibit the establishment of a shared focus of attention. The construct was developed in the context of the study of familial risks for psychosis based on hypotheses regarding its effects during childhood. It is not known whether parental CD is associated with nonverbal parental behaviors that may be important in early development. This study explored the association between CD in a cohort of mothers (n = 287) at 32 weeks gestation and maternal sensitivity with infants at 29 weeks in a standard play procedure. Maternal CD predicted lower overall maternal sensitivity (B = –.385; p < .001), and the effect was somewhat greater for sensitivity to infant distress (B = –.514; p < .001) than for sensitivity to nondistress (B = –.311; p < .01). After controlling for maternal age, IQ and depression, and for socioeconomic deprivation, the associations with overall sensitivity and sensitivity to distress remained significant. The findings provide new pointers to intergenerational transmission of vulnerability involving processes implicated in both verbal and nonverbal parental behaviors.

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Mapping early environment using communication deviance: A longitudinal study of maternal sensitivity towards 6-month-old children

10.31234/osf.io/ekxft ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Paulo de Sousa ◽

William Sellwood ◽

Kirsten Fien ◽

Helen Sharp ◽

Andrew Pickles ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Maternal Age ◽

Maternal Sensitivity ◽

Early Environment ◽

Multiple Deprivation ◽

Antenatal Period ◽

Infant Distress ◽

Communication Deviance ◽

The Relationship ◽

Index Of Multiple Deprivation

The current study explored the association between communication deviance (CD) in a cohort of mothers (n= 287) at 32 weeks gestation and maternal sensitivity (MS) to the infant’s cues during playful interaction at 6 months into the post-natal period. CD during the antenatal period was a significant predictor of lower MS during play (B= -0.385; p< .001). The relationship remained significant when maternal age, IQ and index of multiple deprivation (IMD) were accounted for. Further analyses revealed that CD was a significant predictor of MS in the context of infant distress (B= -0.514; p< .001) but less so in the context of non-distress (B= -0.311; p< .01). Results suggest that CD may index a complex cross-modal process affecting mother-child interactions.

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Psychosocial adjustment of couples to first-time parenthood at advanced maternal age: an exploratory longitudinal study

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology ◽

10.1080/02646838.2014.962015 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 425-440 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maryse Guedes ◽

Maria Cristina Canavarro

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Maternal Age ◽

Advanced Maternal Age ◽

First Time

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Targets, triggers, and directionality in non-local and local place assimilation in child and adult language

Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics ◽

10.1515/psicl-2014-0017 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 273-307

Author(s):

Mi-Hui Cho ◽

Shinsook Lee

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Early Development ◽

Early Stage ◽

Decisive Role ◽

Diary Study ◽

Consonant Harmony ◽

Stage Of Development ◽

Place Assimilation ◽

Korean Child ◽

Non Local

Abstract Data collected from one Korean child in a longitudinal diary study present novel patterns of consonant harmony in that labials, coronals, and velars can be triggers and targets of both progressive and regressive non-local place assimilation in an early stage of development. The same child also shows some cases of local regressive place assimilation. In another study where 4 children's data were gathered from a naturalistic longitudinal study, local regressive place assimilation as well as conso-nant harmony is witnessed regardless of place features. In adult Korean, however, only coronal to labial/velar and labial to velar local regressive assimilation occurs. This paper argues that the non-local and local place assimilation is connected and shows that the connection can be accounted for in terms of different constraint rankings within the Optimality-theoretic framework. More specifically, it is shown that the Ident-Onset(place) constraint plays a decisive role even in the early stage of acquisition, unlike child English, accounting for the predominant regressive assimilation. Also, the Agree-Place constraint is exploded into two sub-constraints in Stage 3, capturing the asymmetrical behavior of assimilation. Further, the unranking of place features in early development gradually evolves to the fixed ranking which reflects the universal markedness hierarchy in adult Korean.

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Differential Effects of Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Distress and Nondistress on Social-Emotional Functioning

Child Development ◽

10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01296.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 80 (3) ◽

pp. 762-775 ◽

Cited By ~ 202

Author(s):

Esther M. Leerkes ◽

A. Nayena Blankson ◽

Marion O’Brien

Keyword(s):

Emotional Functioning ◽

Maternal Sensitivity ◽

Social Emotional ◽

Differential Effects ◽

Infant Distress ◽

Social Emotional Functioning

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Investigating whether adverse prenatal and perinatal events are associated with non-clinical psychotic symptoms at age 12 years in the ALSPAC birth cohort

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291708005126 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 39 (9) ◽

pp. 1457-1467 ◽

Cited By ~ 73

Author(s):

S. Zammit ◽

D. Odd ◽

J. Horwood ◽

A. Thompson ◽

K. Thomas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Adverse Events ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Early Development ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Apgar Score ◽

Psychotic Symptoms ◽

Maternal Infection ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Clinical Disorders

BackgroundNon-clinical psychosis-like symptoms (PLIKS) occur in about 15% of the population. It is not clear whether adverse events during early development alter the risk of developing PLIKS. We aimed to examine whether maternal infection, diabetes or pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, gestational age, perinatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation or 5-min Apgar score were associated with development of psychotic symptoms during early adolescence.MethodA longitudinal study of 6356 12-year-old adolescents who completed a semi-structured interview for psychotic symptoms in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort. Prenatal and perinatal data were obtained from obstetric records and maternal questionnaires completed during pregnancy.ResultsThe presence of definite psychotic symptoms was associated with maternal infection during pregnancy [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.11–1.86, p=0.006], maternal diabetes (adjusted OR 3.43, 95% CI 1.14–10.36, p=0.029), need for resuscitation (adjusted OR 1.50, 95% CI 0.97–2.31, p=0.065) and 5-min Apgar score (adjusted OR per unit decrease 1.30, 95% CI 1.12–1.50, p<0.001). None of these associations were mediated by childhood IQ score. Most associations persisted, but were less strong, when including suspected symptoms as part of the outcome. There was no association between PLIKS and gestational age or pre-eclampsia.ConclusionsAdverse events during early development may lead to an increased risk of developing PLIKS. Although the status of PLIKS in relation to clinical disorders such as schizophrenia is not clear, the similarity between these results and findings reported for schizophrenia indicates that future studies of PLIKS may help us to understand how psychotic experiences and clinical disorders develop throughout the life-course.

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Does child verbal ability mediate the relationship between maternal sensitivity and later self-regulation? A longitudinal study from infancy to 4 years

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1111/sjop.12512 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 97-105

Author(s):

Matilda A. Frick ◽

Tommie Forslund ◽

Karin C. Brocki

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Maternal Sensitivity ◽

Verbal Ability ◽

The Relationship

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The Early Development of a Bilingual Vocabulary

Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen ◽

10.1075/ttwia.84-85.09dij ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 84-85 ◽

pp. 83-92

Author(s):

Jelske Dijkstra ◽

Folkert Kuiken ◽

René Jorna ◽

Edwin Klinkenberg

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Early Development ◽

Research Question ◽

Minority Language ◽

Receptive Vocabulary ◽

Home Language

Gathercole & Thomas (2009) concluded that Welsh children easily gained proficiency in the majority language (English) whereas the acquisition of the minority language (Welsh) lagged behind due to reduced input. Does this trend also occur in other minority language contexts, e.g. for Frisian in a context where Dutch is the majority language? In this longitudinal study, 98 toddlers were tested every six months for 1.5 years with respect to their receptive and productive vocabulary in Frisian and Dutch. Our research question was: what is the influence of the home language on the acquisition of Frisian and Dutch? Results from the first round of measurements indicate that an effect of the home language is present with respect to Frisian receptive and productive vocabulary and Dutch productive vocabulary. Interestingly, no effect of the home language is found on Dutch receptive vocabulary: for Dutch receptive vocabulary, it does not seem to matter whether a child has Frisian or Dutch as their home language.

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Effects of early relationships on children’s perceived control: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025411406862 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 449-456 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Orrie Dan ◽

Abraham Sagi-Schwartz ◽

Yair Bar-haim ◽

Yohanan Eshel

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Perceived Control ◽

Maternal Sensitivity ◽

Personality Characteristics ◽

Primary Control ◽

Older Children ◽

Secondary Control ◽

Early Infant ◽

Response To Stress ◽

Early Relationships

People’s response to stress depends to a large extent on their sense of perceived control over the situations they encounter. This longitudinal study of 136 children (70 girls) examined associations between attachment patterns and maternal sensitivity at 12 months of age, and perceived primary and secondary control at 11 years of age. Compared with children who were ambivalently attached in infancy, children who were securely attached reported a greater perceived primary control in general, and more primary control in interaction with their parents at 11 years of age. No such between-group difference in primary control tendencies was found in the context of reported interaction with peers. Higher maternal sensitivity in infancy was associated with higher perceived general primary control at 11 years of age. Lower maternal sensitivity was associated with higher perceived secondary control in children who were ambivalently attached to their mothers in infancy. The results are discussed within a theoretical framework linking early infant experience and the evolving personality characteristics of primary and secondary perceived control in older children and adolescents.

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