Findings in Child Development in Children Who Grew Up During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Two Countries DOI
Ana María Quezada Ugalde, Alejandra Auza Benavides, Chiharu Murata

et al.

Infancy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(1)

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic created an unprecedented situation for families worldwide, with its potential impact on child development remaining uncertain, particularly within Latin American communities. This study aimed to analyze in children from Costa Rica and Mexico who grew up during pandemic. A cross‐sectional was conducted using a convenience sample of 183 children; historical control group Rican ( n = 171) also included. Child assessed the EDIN‐II EDI Mexico, along parental questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, chi‐square tests, logistic regression analysis were performed, significance level 0.05. Significant differences found when comparing risk delay, overall score fine motor domain score. probability delay associated child's sex, age, maternal education whether primary caregiver role shared by both parents or fulfilled single parent. In Rica, post‐pandemic lower than that pre‐pandemic. these delays growing pandemic, families' Socioeconomic Development Index. These results contribute understanding context provide foundation future research.

Language: Английский

Language acquisition in a post-pandemic context: the impact of measures against COVID-19 on early language development DOI Creative Commons
Sara Feijóo,

Anna Amadó,

Francesc Sidera

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: July 27, 2023

Language acquisition is influenced by the quality and quantity of input that language learners receive. In particular, early development has been said to rely on acoustic speech stream, as well language-related visual information, such cues provided mouth interlocutors. Furthermore, children's expressive skills are also variability interlocutors input. The COVID-19 pandemic offered an unprecedented opportunity explore way these factors affect development. On one hand, pervasive use masks diminishes speech, while it reduces language. other lockdowns restrictions regarding social gatherings have considerably limited amount interlocutor in present study aims at analyzing effects measures against To this end, 41 children born 2019 2020 were compared with before 2012 using Catalan adaptation MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDIs). Results do not show significant differences vocabulary between pre- post-Covid children, although there a tendency for lower levels be group. relationship was found participants' vocabulary, indicating those participants fewer opportunities socio-communicative diversity showed scores. These results reinforce recent findings their impact learning.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Story Retelling and Verbal Working Memory in Young Adults: A Comparative Study (Preprint) DOI Creative Commons
Hyunsoo Yoo

Published: Jan. 14, 2025

BACKGROUND The impact of COVID-19 has primarily been studied in the context language delays or developmental disorders infants and children. However, effects on young adults have received less attention. not only affects physical health but also cognitive functions, which is an emerging area research. While previous studies focused stages, abilities healthy remain underexplored. This study aimed to investigate spoken language, particularly story retelling working memory, adults. OBJECTIVE objective this was assess abilities, sought understand how might influence discourse adults, whether these are temporary long-lasting. METHODS involved 77 adult participants, whom 39 were non-COVID group 38 COVID group. Participants underwent Story Retelling Procedure (SRP) memory tests. SRP test, heavily relies auditory comprehension used evaluate discourse. Working assessed examine potential COVID-related disruptions functions. RESULTS results revealed a significant reduction performance test compared mean score for 5.67 (SD = 2.01), while group’s 7.15 1.78), with statistically difference (p 0.03). suggests that had negative ability retell stories. no differences found between two groups 0.45), indicating notably affected by sample. CONCLUSIONS negatively affect discourse, although it did memory. findings suggest may cause implications future long-term effects, regarding long-COVID symptoms. Further research needed explore lasting processing, especially individuals experiencing persistent

Language: Английский

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Infants’ Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large‐Scale, Multi‐Lab, Coordinated Replication Study DOI
Kelsey Lucca, Francis Yuen, Yiyi Wang

et al.

Developmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(1)

Published: Nov. 26, 2024

ABSTRACT Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluations based on third‐party interactions emerges within first year of life: infants preferred character who helped, over hindered, another tried but failed climb hill. This sparked new line inquiry into origins evaluations; however, replication attempts have yielded mixed results. We present preregistered, multi‐laboratory, standardized aimed at replicating infants’ preference for Helpers Hinderers. intended (1) provide precise estimate effect size Hinderers, (2) determine degree which preferences are information. Using ManyBabies framework big team‐based science, we tested 1018 (567 included, 5.5–10.5 months) from 37 labs across five continents. Overall, 49.34% Hinderers condition, 55.85% characters pushed up, versus down, an inanimate object nonsocial condition; neither proportion differed chance each other. provides evidence against prosocial hill paradigm, suggesting weaker, absent, and/or develops later than previously estimated. As its kind, this serves as proof‐of‐concept using active behavioral measures (e.g., manual choice) large‐scale, multi‐lab projects studying infants.

Language: Английский

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Findings in Child Development in Children Who Grew Up During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Two Countries DOI
Ana María Quezada Ugalde, Alejandra Auza Benavides, Chiharu Murata

et al.

Infancy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(1)

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic created an unprecedented situation for families worldwide, with its potential impact on child development remaining uncertain, particularly within Latin American communities. This study aimed to analyze in children from Costa Rica and Mexico who grew up during pandemic. A cross‐sectional was conducted using a convenience sample of 183 children; historical control group Rican ( n = 171) also included. Child assessed the EDIN‐II EDI Mexico, along parental questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, chi‐square tests, logistic regression analysis were performed, significance level 0.05. Significant differences found when comparing risk delay, overall score fine motor domain score. probability delay associated child's sex, age, maternal education whether primary caregiver role shared by both parents or fulfilled single parent. In Rica, post‐pandemic lower than that pre‐pandemic. these delays growing pandemic, families' Socioeconomic Development Index. These results contribute understanding context provide foundation future research.

Language: Английский

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