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McGillion, Michelle L., Davies, C., Kong, S. P., Hendry, A. and Gonzalez-Gomez, N. (2023) Caregiver sensitivity supported young children’s vocabulary development during the Covid-19 UK lockdowns. Journal of Child Language . ISSN 0305-0009. (In Press)
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Abstract
Previous studies have shown that caregivers’ sensitive, responsive interactions with young children can boost language development. We explored the association between caregivers’ sensitivity and the vocabulary development of their 8-to-36-month-olds during COVID-19 when family routines were unexpectedly disrupted. Measuring caregivers’ sensitivity from home interaction videos at three timepoints, we found that children who experienced more-sensitive concurrent interactions had higher receptive and expressive vocabularies (N=100). Children whose caregivers showed more-sensitive interactions at the beginning of the pandemic showed greater expressive vocabulary growth six (but not 12) months later (n=58). Significant associations with receptive vocabulary growth were not observed. Our findings highlight the importance of sensitivity at a time when other positive influences on language development were compromised.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Language awareness in children, Language acquisition, Child psychology, Vocabulary, Mother and infant, Children -- Language, Verbal ability in children | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Child Language | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0305-0009 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This article has been accepted for publication in a revised form for publication in Journal of Child Language. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-child-language | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 7 March 2023 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 9 March 2023 | ||||||||||||
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