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  • Child Psychiatry
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Language problems are a known risk factor for externalizing problems in children.
  • The developmental pathway linking language disorders to externalizing behaviors, particularly reactive aggression and Oppositional Deviant Disorder (ODD), requires further elucidation.
  • Emotional competence may play a mediating role in this relationship.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the longitudinal development of reactive and proactive externalizing problems in children with and without Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
  • To investigate the relationships between communicative risk factors (structural, pragmatic, emotion communication) and externalizing problems.
  • To assess the mediating role of emotional competence (emotion recognition, anger dysregulation) in these associations.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study over 18 months involving children aged 8-16 years.
  • Comparison between children with DLD (n=98) and without DLD (n=156).
  • Multi-level analyses to examine developmental trajectories and mediation effects.

Main Results:

  • Improved emotion recognition and reduced anger dysregulation were linked to fewer ODD symptoms in all children.
  • Anger dysregulation specifically predicted increased reactive aggression in children with DLD.
  • Pragmatic and emotion communication difficulties were associated with reactive externalizing problems, mediated by emotional competence.

Conclusions:

  • Emotional competence deficits appear to underlie communication problems contributing to externalizing behaviors in children with DLD.
  • Interventions for children with DLD should incorporate strategies to enhance emotional competence alongside communication skills.
  • Addressing emotional competence is crucial for mitigating the risk of reactive externalizing problems in children with DLD.