Effects of prematurity and socio‐economic status on early life language exposure: A video coding study.

Preterm birth is associated with later language impairment and delay. Socio‐economic deprivation is linked to decreased language exposure in early childhood, but it is unknown how prematurity influences this relationship. This study investigated the effects of socio‐economic status and gestational a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:British Journal of Developmental Psychology Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 469 - 485
Autores principales: O'Carroll, Sinéad, Dean, Bethan, Chua, Yu Wei, Ledsham, Victoria, Boardman, James P., Fletcher‐Watson, Sue
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2026
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=193626060&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ccm
    uiTerm: 193626060
    longDbName: CINAHL Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    dissinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        0261510X
        99E
      jtl: British Journal of Developmental Psychology
      issn: 0261510X
      maglogo: Y
    pubinfo:
      dt: Jun2026
      vid: 44
      iid: 2
      pid: 480
      pub: Wiley-Blackwell
      place: Malden, Massachusetts
    artinfo:
      ui:
        193626060
        189490941
        193626060
        193626060
        10.1111/bjdp.70023
        193626060
      ppf: 469
      ppct: 16
      formats:
      tig:
        atl: Effects of prematurity and socio‐economic status on early life language exposure: A video coding study.
      aug:
        au:
          O'Carroll, Sinéad
          Dean, Bethan
          Chua, Yu Wei
          Ledsham, Victoria
          Boardman, James P.
          Fletcher‐Watson, Sue
        affil: Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
      sug:
        subj:
          Verbal Behavior
          Childbirth, Premature
          Social Class
          Language Development
          Gestational Age
          Videorecording
          Parent-Child Relations
          Human
          Infant, Premature
          Mean Length of Utterance
          Nonverbal Communication
          Questionnaires
          Infant
          Male
          Female
          Nonexperimental Studies
          Cross Sectional Studies
          T-Tests
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Linear Regression
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Funding Source
          Parents
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Male
          Female
      ab: Preterm birth is associated with later language impairment and delay. Socio‐economic deprivation is linked to decreased language exposure in early childhood, but it is unknown how prematurity influences this relationship. This study investigated the effects of socio‐economic status and gestational age at birth on language exposure, in a sample of 47 preterm and 53 term infant‐parent dyads. Videos were coded for parental language and gesture using a novel coding scheme. Video codes revealed no significant differences in the language and gesture used by parents of preterm infants versus term infants during interaction. Socio‐economic status was positively correlated with quantity and variety of words used, and mean length of utterance (all r >.25, p <.015). Deprivation, and especially the increased prevalence of deprivation among the preterm population, may be a key factor to consider when examining the risk of language delay for infants born early.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype:
        research
        tables/charts
        Journal Article
      ougenre: Article
    language: English
    refInfo:
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N