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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Persuasive communication is crucial for academic, professional, and social success.
  • Assessing persuasive discourse in adolescents requires specialized tools.
  • Previous methods for evaluating persuasive language skills were limited in clinical feasibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a clinically feasible protocol for assessing persuasive speaking skills in adolescents.
  • To create a database of language samples for analyzing persuasive discourse properties.
  • To establish benchmarks for evaluating persuasive language abilities in typically developing students.

Main Methods:

  • Collected spoken language samples from 179 typically developing students (Grades 8-12) in the US and Australia.
  • Participants were instructed to persuade an authority figure to enact a policy change.
  • Analyzed language performance using microstructural and macrostructural properties, including factor analysis of syntax, discourse difficulties, and content.

Main Results:

  • Summarized language performance data by grade level.
  • Identified three latent variables: syntax, discourse difficulties, and content.
  • Demonstrated weak to moderate correlations between persuasive measures, general language ability, and working memory, with no significant link to personality traits.

Conclusions:

  • The developed persuasive language sampling protocol is clinically feasible and yields valid performance data.
  • The collected data serve as valuable benchmarks for clinical assessments of adolescents with suspected language impairments.
  • This research provides a foundation for improved evaluation of persuasive communication skills in youth.