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undergraduate thesis: Effect of prenatal mental health problems on early speech sound acquisition
Title | Effect of prenatal mental health problems on early speech sound acquisition |
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Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Wong, K. G. [黃己恩]. (2012). Effect of prenatal mental health problems on early speech sound acquisition. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | The study investigated prospectively the effect of prenatal mental health problems in terms of anxiety and depression on speech sound acquisition in 26 mother-child dyads. Prenatal anxiety and depression were assessed using validated screening tools during late pregnancy. Speech sound production ability was assessed in terms of the number of atypical phonological patterns produced in a standardized speech assessment when the children reached the age of 2. Multiple regression analyses illustrated that prenatal depression uniquely explained 30.8% of the variance in speech sound acquisition after controlling for the child’s sex and postnatal maternal depression level. However, the regression model for the anxiety measures was not significant. In conclusion, clinical level of prenatal depression was significantly associated with more atypical phonological patterns. The current findings contribute to the understanding of the etiology of functional speech sound disorders (SSD).At the clinical level, prenatal depression maybe taken as a risk factor for SSD and the importance of enhancing mental health in pregnant women with depression is empathized. Early phonological assessment and intervention of children exposed to depression during late pregnancy are also recommended. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Communicative disorders in children Pregnant women - Mental health |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237886 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5805950 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, Kei-yan, Gillian | - |
dc.contributor.author | 黃己恩 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-26T04:56:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-26T04:56:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Wong, K. G. [黃己恩]. (2012). Effect of prenatal mental health problems on early speech sound acquisition. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237886 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The study investigated prospectively the effect of prenatal mental health problems in terms of anxiety and depression on speech sound acquisition in 26 mother-child dyads. Prenatal anxiety and depression were assessed using validated screening tools during late pregnancy. Speech sound production ability was assessed in terms of the number of atypical phonological patterns produced in a standardized speech assessment when the children reached the age of 2. Multiple regression analyses illustrated that prenatal depression uniquely explained 30.8% of the variance in speech sound acquisition after controlling for the child’s sex and postnatal maternal depression level. However, the regression model for the anxiety measures was not significant. In conclusion, clinical level of prenatal depression was significantly associated with more atypical phonological patterns. The current findings contribute to the understanding of the etiology of functional speech sound disorders (SSD).At the clinical level, prenatal depression maybe taken as a risk factor for SSD and the importance of enhancing mental health in pregnant women with depression is empathized. Early phonological assessment and intervention of children exposed to depression during late pregnancy are also recommended. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Communicative disorders in children | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Pregnant women - Mental health | - |
dc.title | Effect of prenatal mental health problems on early speech sound acquisition | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5805950 | - |
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 | 991020904459703414 | - |