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undergraduate thesis: Is prenatal maternal mental problem associated with offspring's language skills at two years old?
Title | Is prenatal maternal mental problem associated with offspring's language skills at two years old? |
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Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Tong, M. [唐美欣]. (2012). Is prenatal maternal mental problem associated with offspring's language skills at two years old?. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | The current study examined the impact of prenatal maternal anxiety on toddlers’ language development at two years old. Maternal anxiety status of 48, 36 and 32 pregnant women was evaluated using a validated questionnaire during pregnancy at the first, second and third trimesters respectively. Mothers were grouped into anxious and non-anxious groups according to the clinical cut-off. Two year postpartum anxiety level of all the mothers was obtained as a covariate. Children’s language abilities were assessed using the Cantonese version of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory (CCDI). Results showed that there was no significant difference between the language scores reported in the prenatally “anxious” and “non-anxious” groups in all three trimesters after controlling for the 2-year postpartum anxiety level. The results implied that effect of prenatal maternal stress is not associated with children’s language functioning. Language acquisition is a complex process influenced by multiple factors. This study highlighted some methodological considerations when conducting similar kind of study. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Pregnant women - Mental health Children - Language |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237884 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5805942 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tong, Mei-yan | - |
dc.contributor.author | 唐美欣 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-26T04:56:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-26T04:56:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Tong, M. [唐美欣]. (2012). Is prenatal maternal mental problem associated with offspring's language skills at two years old?. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237884 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The current study examined the impact of prenatal maternal anxiety on toddlers’ language development at two years old. Maternal anxiety status of 48, 36 and 32 pregnant women was evaluated using a validated questionnaire during pregnancy at the first, second and third trimesters respectively. Mothers were grouped into anxious and non-anxious groups according to the clinical cut-off. Two year postpartum anxiety level of all the mothers was obtained as a covariate. Children’s language abilities were assessed using the Cantonese version of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory (CCDI). Results showed that there was no significant difference between the language scores reported in the prenatally “anxious” and “non-anxious” groups in all three trimesters after controlling for the 2-year postpartum anxiety level. The results implied that effect of prenatal maternal stress is not associated with children’s language functioning. Language acquisition is a complex process influenced by multiple factors. This study highlighted some methodological considerations when conducting similar kind of study. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Pregnant women - Mental health | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Children - Language | - |
dc.title | Is prenatal maternal mental problem associated with offspring's language skills at two years old? | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5805942 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991020904259703414 | - |