探讨社会经济地位对实用语言的影响:执行功能和语法理解有中介作用吗?
Elena Cravet1, Maria Carmen Usai1
1Department of Education Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Journal of child language
|May 21, 2025
概括
语法理解 (GC) 和执行功能 (EF) 显著预测儿童的务实语言 (PL). GC调解了社会经济地位 (SES) 对PL的影响,提供了干预见解.
科学领域:
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 语言学的语言学.
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
背景情况:
- 实用语言 (PL) 对儿童的社会关系和福祉至关重要.
- 社会经济地位 (SES) 可以影响语言发展和认知技能.
- 执行功能 (EF) 和语法理解 (GC) 是关键的认知和语言能力.
研究的目的:
- 研究8-11岁儿童中SES,EF,GC和PL之间的关系.
- 检查SES,EF和GC对PL的直接和间接影响.
- 了解GC在SES-PL关系中的调解作用.
主要方法:
- 用结构方程建模来分析数据.
- 来自不同社会经济背景的8至11岁的128名儿童参加了这次活动.
- 这些评估包括PL的APL Medea,GC的TROG-2和EF的TeleFE.
主要成果:
- GC和EF都是PL的显著预测因素.
- 在SES和PL之间的关系中,GC发挥了关键的调解作用.
- 通过对GC的影响,SES间接影响了PL.
结论:
- 在儿童中,GC是连接SES和PL的关键因素.
- 针对GC的干预措施可能有助于减轻对PL的负面SES影响.
- 这些发现对教育和治疗策略有实际意义.
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