Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with persistent speech disorder in children: A prospective population study

Wren, Yvonne, Pagnamenta, Emma, Orchard, Faith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5324-5007, Peters, Tim J., Emond, Alan, Northstone, Kate, Miller, Laura Louise and Roulstone, Susan (2023) Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with persistent speech disorder in children: A prospective population study. JCPP Advances, 3 (1). ISSN 2692-9384

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Abstract

Purpose: Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) in childhood are associated with negative consequences across the life course. Children with developmental language disorder have been identified as being at risk of developing SEBD but it is unclear whether a similar risk exists for children with speech sound disorder, a condition which impacts on children's ability to make themselves understood and has been shown to be associated with poor educational outcomes. Methods: Participants were children who attended the 8-year-old clinic in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (N = 7390). Children with speech sound disorder that had persisted beyond the period of typical speech acquisition (persistent speech disorder [PSD]) at age 8 were identified from recordings and transcriptions of speech samples (N = 263). Parent-, teacher- and child-reported questionnaires and interviews including the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Short Moods and Feelings Questionnaire and measures for antisocial and risk-taking behaviour were used to provide outcome scores for SEBD at 10–14 years in a series of regression analyses. Results: Following adjustment for biological sex, socio-economic status and Intelligence Quotient, children with PSD at age 8 were more likely to show peer problems at age 10–11 years compared with their peers, as reported by teachers and parents. Teachers were more likely to report problems with emotionality. Children with PSD were no more likely to report symptoms of depression than their peers. No associations were observed between PSD, risk of antisocial behaviour, trying alcohol at age 10 or smoking cigarettes at age 14. Conclusions: Children with PSD may be at risk in terms of their peer relationships. This could impact on their wellbeing and, while not observed at this age, may lead to depressive symptoms in older childhood and adolescence. There is also the potential that these symptoms may impact on educational outcomes.

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Additional Information: Funding Information: The UK Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust (Grant ref: 217065/Z/19/Z) and the University of Bristol provide core support for ALSPAC. This publication is the work of the authors who will serve as guarantors for the contents of this paper. A comprehensive list of grants funding is available on the ALSPAC website (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/external/documents/grant-acknowledgements.pdf); This research was specifically funded by UK Medical Research Council Grant G0501804 ID 76829. We are extremely grateful to all the families who took part in this study, the midwives for their help in recruiting them, and the whole ALSPAC team, which includes interviewers, computer and laboratory technicians, clerical workers, research scientists, volunteers, managers, receptionists and nurses. We are particularly grateful to the speech team that collected and transcribed the speech samples. We thank Lawrence D. Shriberg for his advice on case identification. We also acknowledge the contribution of Sue Loader, speech and language therapist, who had the foresight to initiate the collection of speech and language data from the children when they were aged 25\u00A0months. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. JCPP Advances published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
Uncontrolled Keywords: alspac,antisocial behaviours,depression,emotional and behavioural difficulties,risk-taking,social,speech disorder,psychology (miscellaneous),psychiatry and mental health,developmental and educational psychology,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3201
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2024 09:30
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2024 18:02
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96301
DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12126

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