Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors
This research investigated mental health outcomes for adolescents with and without a history of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), which affects approximately seven percent of the population, and is characterised by persistent difficulties in understanding and expressing language. The findings i...
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Curtin University
2020
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| author | Kilpatrick, Tina |
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| description | This research investigated mental health outcomes for adolescents with and without a history of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), which affects approximately seven percent of the population, and is characterised by persistent difficulties in understanding and expressing language. The findings indicated that language difficulties and bullying victimisation worked together to increase emotional problems. These findings reinforce the importance of monitoring psychosocial wellbeing and vulnerability to bullying victimisation for adolescents with DLD. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-808852020-09-02T02:09:41Z Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors Kilpatrick, Tina This research investigated mental health outcomes for adolescents with and without a history of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), which affects approximately seven percent of the population, and is characterised by persistent difficulties in understanding and expressing language. The findings indicated that language difficulties and bullying victimisation worked together to increase emotional problems. These findings reinforce the importance of monitoring psychosocial wellbeing and vulnerability to bullying victimisation for adolescents with DLD. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80885 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Kilpatrick, Tina Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors |
| title | Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors |
| title_full | Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors |
| title_fullStr | Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors |
| title_short | Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents with a History of Developmental Language Disorder: An Exploration of Risk Factors |
| title_sort | mental health outcomes for adolescents with a history of developmental language disorder: an exploration of risk factors |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80885 |