1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The overall objective of the current study was to examine the longitudinal associations between physical aggression and language ability over and above the contributions of parental warmth, consistency, punitive parenting, children’s non-verbal intellectual functioning, and sex.» (p. 2)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Les données proviennent de l’ELDEQ (Étude longitudinale du développement des enfants du Québec). L’échantillon retenu était composé de 1043 garçons et de 1014 filles.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Overall results of the current study suggest that in a population cohort, there is modest support for a direct association between physical aggression and language ability in infancy and early childhood. While significant concurrent and cross-lagged paths are observed in the simple model, the effect sizes are weak. Previous studies that found stronger associations differed from the current study in that they used clinical samples, older children, and aggregated measures of problem behaviour. Results also raise the possibility that parenting behaviours influence the development of the association between children’s physical aggression and language from 17–41 months, a developmental period when physical aggression and language performance are rapidly increasing.» (p. 7)