scholarly journals The Influence of Father-Adolescent Attachment on Adolescents’ Internalizing Behavior Problems Within the Mongolian Family Context and the Analysis of Moderation Effects of Adolescents’ Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-425
Author(s):  
Naranbulag Buyadaa ◽  
Hana Song
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-128
Author(s):  
Krystal Bichay-Awadalla ◽  
Cathy Huaqing Qi ◽  
Rebecca J. Bulotsky-Shearer ◽  
Judith J. Carta

The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal, bidirectional relationship between language skills and behavior problems in a sample of 194 preschool children enrolled in Head Start programs. Children were individually assessed using the Preschool Language Scale-5, and teachers completed the Child Behavior Checklist-Teacher Report 1½–5. Cross-lagged path models using a structural equation modeling approach tested the reciprocal associations between language skills and behavior problems over the preschool year. Findings supported a bidirectional relationship between internalizing behavior problems and expressive language skills. However, findings supported a unidirectional association between early receptive language skills and later internalizing behavior problems. Gender moderated the relationship between receptive and expressive language skills and internalizing behavior problems in such a way that the association was only significant for girls. Implications for early intervention and prevention efforts targeting language development and behavior problems were discussed.


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