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ERIC Number: EJ1412373
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4837
Breaking Cyclic Intergenerational Literacy Deficits: Describing Linguistic Interactions between Adolescent Mothers and Their Young Children
Diana L. Abarca; Jacqueline Towson; Humberto López Castillo
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v45 n2 p107-115 2024
Adolescent mothers (AMs) often experience limited academic and financial attainment and higher rates of mental health disorders, which may affect their relationships with their children. Although children of AMs are at higher risk for developmental delays, there is no clear evidence of the relationships between mother characteristics and child outcomes. This descriptive study explored AMs' and their children's sociodemographic characteristics and language skills, home literacy environment, and the quality of mother-child interactions. Eight AM-child dyads were recruited from local school districts. Data were collected through questionnaires, standardized measures of language, and mother-child interactions. Most AMs demonstrated below-average language skills and most children had language scores that fell within the average range. AMs demonstrated strong affectionate behaviors, and emerging responsive, encouraging, and teaching behaviors when interacting with their children. This study provides unique data on AMs' language characteristics that have not been clearly published in the literature.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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