Early language ability and the trajectory of internalizing problems across childhood: the mediating role of maternal parenting practices

• Main Authors: Ting, Sharon, Kyeong, Yena, Kee, Michelle, Law, Evelyn, Rifkin-Graboi, Anne, Lourdes, Mary Daniel, Eriksson, Johan, Chen, Helen, Setoh, Peipei
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175907
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Early language problems and poor parenting practices are associated with more internalizing problems across childhood. However, scant research has directly examined the mediating role of parenting practices. Utilizing a sample of 309 mother-child dyads (49.8% females) from Singapore’s largest...