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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Childhood Development

Background:

  • Temperament is a foundational aspect of childhood development, influencing social competence and behavior.
  • Existing research indicates a correlation between specific temperamental traits and social competence.
  • The association between temperament and communication disorders, particularly in children, warrants further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore definitional and measurement issues of temperament in relation to children's speech and language development.
  • To review empirical evidence linking temperament to typical and atypical speech and language development.
  • To present and analyze three models (disability, dispositional/vulnerability, interaction) explaining the temperament-speech-language disorder association.

Main Methods:

  • Review of empirical research and extant literature on temperament and communication disorders.
  • Discussion of theoretical models explaining the relationship between temperament and speech-language disorders.
  • Identification of measurement challenges and definitional ambiguities related to temperament.

Main Results:

  • Empirical evidence supports an association between temperament and childhood development, including social competence.
  • Certain temperament elements, such as attention regulation, are linked to specific communication disorders.
  • The precise nature of the association between temperament and speech-language disorders remains unclear, with limited empirical testing for most proposed models.

Conclusions:

  • The relationship between temperament and speech-language disorders is complex and not fully understood.
  • Three potential models—disability, dispositional/vulnerability, and interaction—offer frameworks for understanding this association.
  • Further empirical research is crucial to elucidate the dynamic interplay between temperament and communication disorders.