Analysis of the relationship between structural pillars in the constitution of the psychism and the emergence of a place of enunciation in babies with and without delays in language acquisition.
Renata Souto Bolzan, Anaelena Bragança de Moraes, Ana Paula Ramos de Souza
PMID 36259822WHAT IT FOUND
In 77 babies followed to 24 months, mother-infant interaction scores lined up with language signs.
Babies with fewer than 18 language signs had lower scores on three mother-related indicators than babies with 18 or more signs. Paternal function alone did not separate groups.
Key findings
01The baby's language signs and the mother's language signs were linked in the same direction, with a reported correlation of 0.76.
02Babies with fewer than 18 language signs had lower average scores on subject assumption, demand establishment, and presence-absence indicators than babies with 18 or more signs.
03The paternal function indicators did not show a significant link with language signs and did not significantly separate the delayed and non-delayed groups.
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What it does not show
Only 77 of the 182 babies completed all evaluations at 24 months, so the analysed group may differ from babies who dropped out. The study used a reduced RIID script, so it did not check every development indicator in the full chart. The babies were healthy and without suspected syndromes, so the results may not apply to babies with known medical conditions. The study did not test whether changing mother-baby interaction improves language. Some group differences were close to the significance threshold, including p=0.053 for presence-absence and p=0.084 for total risk indicators.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not read these links as proof that a treatment will prevent language delay. The study observed babies without testing an intervention, and only 77 of 182 babies completed follow-up.