Family-Level Executive Functioning and At-Risk Pediatric Hearing Loss Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Blank, Andrew; Holt, Rachael Frush; Pisoni, David B.; Kronenberger, William G.
Titel	Family-Level Executive Functioning and At-Risk Pediatric Hearing Loss Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 1, S.218-229 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Blank, Andrew) ORCID (Holt, Rachael Frush)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Family Characteristics; Family Environment; At Risk Persons; Young Children; Child Development; Hearing Impairments; Correlation; Oral Language; Language Skills; Cognitive Ability; Receptive Language; Inhibition; Short Term Memory; Language Tests; Intelligence Tests; Verbal Ability; Vocabulary; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienmilieu; Risikogruppe; Frühe Kindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Korrelation; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Denkfähigkeit; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Hemmung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Language test; Sprachtest; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Mündliche Leistung; Wortschatz
Abstract	Purpose: Using a new measure of family-level executive functioning (EF; the Family Characteristics Scale [FCS]), we investigated associations between family-level EF, spoken language, and neurocognitive skills in children with hearing loss (HL), compared to children with normal hearing. Method: Parents of children with HL (n = 61) or children with normal hearing (n = 65) completed the FCS-Parent, and clinicians evaluated families using the FCS-Examiner. Children completed an age-appropriate version of the Concepts and Following Directions subtest of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Fourth Edition. Child EF was assessed via the parent report Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function. Results: Two higher order components were derived from FCS subscales: Family Inhibition and Family Organization. For both samples, Family Inhibition was positively associated with child inhibition, child shifting, and child language comprehension skills. Family Organization was differentially associated with child inhibition, working memory, and planning/organization skills across the samples. Additionally, Family Inhibition was associated with child planning and organization skills for children with HL. Conclusions: Results support the FCS as a measure of family-level EF. Family-level inhibition related to better child inhibition, flexibility/shifting, and language comprehension across both samples and to better planning and organization skills in children with HL. As children with HL experienced greater difficulties in EF, families demonstrated greater organization, possibly as a compensatory measure. Results suggest that inhibition and organization at a family level may be important targets for the development of novel interventions to promote EF and language outcomes for children with HL. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01