Higher maternal education relates to more proficient bilingual abilities in deaf adults¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Maternal education level correlated significantly with bilingual abilities (r = 0.521). → Freel 2011

Evidence¶

Freel 2011¶

Freel, B. L., Clark, M. D., Anderson, M. L., Gilbert, G. L., Musyoka, M. M., & Hauser, P. C. (2011). Deaf Individuals’ Bilingual Abilities: American Sign Language Proficiency, Reading Skills, and Family Characteristics. Psychology, 2(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2011.21003

q3 · i3 · associational · r2

Correlational analysis in the 55-participant sample relating maternal education level, used as a proxy for family socioeconomic status, to the combined Bilingual Ability score. The study reports a significant positive relationship with printed effect size r = 0.521 (p = 0.000).

"Additionally, the relationship between maternal education le vel and bilingual abilities was significant, with higher levels of maternal education related to more proficient bilingual abilities, r (54) = 0.521, p = 0.000."

Discussion¶

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