Do emotional difficulties and peer problems occur together from childhood to adolescence?: The case of children with a history of developmental language disorder (DLD)

Gina Conti-Ramsden; Pearl Mok; Kevin Durkin; Andrew Pickles; Umar Toseeb; Nicola Botting

doi:10.1007/s00787-018-1261-6

Do emotional difficulties and peer problems occur together from childhood to adolescence? The case of children with a history of developmental language disorder (DLD)

Gina Conti-Ramsden, Pearl Mok, Kevin Durkin, Andrew Pickles, Umar Toseeb, Nicola Botting

Human Communication, Development and Hearing (HCDH), School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Ellen Wilkinson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. [email protected].
Human Communication, Development and Hearing (HCDH), School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Ellen Wilkinson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
University of Glasgow
1Department of Hepatology, Imperial College London, London, UK. 2Institute of Liver Studies at King's College School of Medicine at King's College Hospital, London, UK. 3Institute of Human Health and Performance, University College London, London, UK. 4Department of Asthma Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK. 5Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
York Trials Unit, York University, York, UK.
St. Albans City Hospital, St. Albans, UK, and University College London, London, UK.

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Children and adolescents with developmental language disorder (DLD) are, overall, vulnerable to difficulties in emotional adjustment and in peer relations. However, previous research has shown that different subgroups follow different trajectories in respect to the quality of peer relations. Less is known about the trajectories of emotional development. We consider here the possibility that development in these two domains is interrelated: that is, the trajectories of emotional and peer problems will proceed in parallel. We conducted longitudinal joint trajectories analyses of emotional and peer relations in a sample of young people identified as having DLD at the age of 7 years and seen at intervals up to 16 years. Potential influences on joint trajectory group membership were examined. Findings revealed five distinct joint trajectories. Emotional and peer difficulties do occur together from childhood to adolescence for just over half of the sample, but not all. The variables most clearly associated with group membership were pragmatic language ability, prosociality and parental mental health. This is the first study to examine joint longitudinal trajectories of emotional and peer difficulties in individuals with DLD. We demonstrate that development in individuals with DLD is heterogeneous and identify three key variables associated with personal and social adjustment from childhood to adolescence. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

Original language	English
Journal	European child & adolescent psychiatry
Early online date	5 Dec 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1261-6
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 5 Dec 2018

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