Does Early Child Language Predict Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescence? An Investigation in Two Birth Cohorts Born 30 Years Apart

Language is vital for social interaction, leading some to suggest early linguistic ability paves the way for good adolescent mental health. The relation between age‐5 vocabulary and adolescent internalizing symptoms was examined in two U.K. birth cohorts that are nationally representative in terms o...

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Published in:Child development 2021-09, Vol.92 (5), p.2106-2127
Main Authors: Thornton, Emma, Patalay, Praveetha, Matthews, Danielle, Bannard, Colin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescents
Age
Birth
Child & adolescent mental health
Child Language
Childbirth & labor
Childhood
Children
Cohort Analysis
Effect Size
Ethnicity
Expressive Language
Foreign Countries
Generational Differences
Internalization
Interpersonal Relationship
Language
Mental health
Receptive Language
Social interaction
Socioeconomic status
Symptoms
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Development
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