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Gender differences in caregiver's use of spoken language with young children who are hard-of-hearing
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare, Social Work. Region Dalarna, Sweden.
Central Hospital Karlstad, Karlstad, Sweden.
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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2022 (English)In: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, ISSN 0165-5876, E-ISSN 1872-8464, Vol. 156, article id 111103Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

PURPOSE: Shared parenting among caregivers of different gender is common in the Swedish society. It is unclear if this includes shared contribution for children's language development. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to explore the natural language environment of children who were hard-of-hearing compared to typically hearing controls.

METHODS: Seventy-two families with children aged 7-35 months participated; 22 children who were hard-of-hearing (Cochlear implants, n=11; Hearing aids, n=11) and 50 controls with typical hearing. The majority of caregivers had higher education background level, especially in the control group. Families conducted a daylong recording with the Language Environment Analysis technology, when both parents were present at home. An Interpreted Time Segmental analysis was performed to extract information about female versus male caregivers quantitative word use.

RESULTS: The results showed significant gender differences related to number of adult words, with less male words than female words (p <0.001). Male caregivers of children who were hard-of-hearing contributed with around 27 % of adult words during the recordings while males in the control group contributed with 37 %. There was a larger variation in number of female words in the study group than for controls, especially in mothers of children with cochlear implants.

CONCLUSIONS: Female caregivers talk significantly more close to young children than male caregivers, and especially in the subgroup of children with cochlear implants. Children who are hard-of-hearing are dependent on a rich language environment, and might be especially vulnerable if male caregivers are less involved as language facilitators. More studies are needed to explore caregiver gender differences, both related to quantitative and qualitative language stimulation.

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2022. Vol. 156, article id 111103
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-41210DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111103ISI: 000820423800016PubMedID: 35316756Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85126584070OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-41210DiVA, id: diva2:1650378
Available from: 2022-04-07 Created: 2022-04-07 Last updated: 2023-03-17Bibliographically approved

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