Child‐directed speech in a large sample of U.S. mothers with low income

Research on early language input and socioeconomic status typically relies on correlations in small convenience samples. Using data from Baby's First Years, this paper assesses the causal impact of monthly, unconditional cash transfers on child‐directed speech and child vocalizations among a la...

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Published in:Child development 2024-11, Vol.95 (6), p.2045-2061
Main Authors: Egan‐Dailey, Shannon, Gennetian, Lisa A., Magnuson, Katherine, Duncan, Greg J., Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, Fox, Nathan A., Noble, Kimberly G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antipoverty programs
Child-directed speech
Children
Female
Humans
Infant
Infants
Low income groups
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers
Mothers - statistics & numerical data
Poverty - statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic status
Speech
Speech - physiology
United States
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Summary:Research on early language input and socioeconomic status typically relies on correlations in small convenience samples. Using data from Baby's First Years, this paper assesses the causal impact of monthly, unconditional cash transfers on child‐directed speech and child vocalizations among a large, racially diverse sample of low‐income U.S. mothers and their 1‐year‐olds (N = 563; 48% girls; 2019–2020). The monthly, unconditional cash transfers did not impact mothers' child‐directed speech during a 10‐min at‐home play session (effect sizes range from −.08 to .02), though there was wide variability within this sample. Future work will assess the impact of the continued cash transfer on children's language input and development over time.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.14139