The Characteristics and Concerns of Mothers of Adolescents with a History of SLI

Autor/inn/en	Pratt, Catherine; Botting, Nicola; Conti-Ramsden, Gina
Titel	The Characteristics and Concerns of Mothers of Adolescents with a History of SLI
Quelle	In: Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 22 (2006) 2, S.177-196 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-6590
DOI	10.1191/0265659006ct301oa
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Measures (Individuals); Cognitive Ability; Literacy; Comparative Analysis; Interpersonal Competence; Young Adults; Adolescents; Mothers; Language Impairments; Individual Characteristics; Parent Attitudes; Speech Impairments; Correlation; Intelligence Quotient + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Messdaten; Denkfähigkeit; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Mother; Mutter; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Elternverhalten; Language handicps; Language impairments; Korrelation; Intelligenzquotient
Abstract	The present study explores the characteristics and concerns of a group of mothers of young people with a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Altogether, 52 young people and their mothers participated. Psychometric tests were used to assess mothers' cognitive and literacy performance and socio-economic status was also recorded. Maternal concerns about their young people were taken from the Autism Diagnostic Interview. Young people were also assessed for language, literacy and cognitive performance. Number and type of concerns as well as the ways in which child and mother characteristics relate to maternal concern were examined. The findings revealed that mothers of those with SLI were no more likely to have language difficulties than those in the general population. The majority of mothers reported either one concern (36.5%), or two concerns (36.5%) for their adolescents. A smaller group reported more concerns (11.5%) and eight mothers reported no concerns for their adolescents (15%). The most common reported primary maternal concern was the future, followed by social and educational concerns. Interestingly, few mothers reported speech and language concerns. Furthermore, maternal concerns for their adolescents were not related to the young people's own characteristics. Whilst most parent characteristics were also not associated with their concerns, type of concern reported appeared to be related to mothers' own skills: higher overall IQ and literacy scores were found for parents reporting concerns about their adolescent's social skill. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10