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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Main Author: Kilpatrick, Tina
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80885
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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