Parent spatial language at 24 months does not predict child spatial language two years later¶
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q3 i? Longitudinal regression models showed parent spatial language at 24 months did not significantly add to prediction of child spatial language at 48 months. → Farran 2025
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Farran 2025¶
Farran, E. K., Fink, E., Hughes, C., Gilligan-Lee, K. A., & The NewFAMS team. (2025). Limited sex differences in spatial language in parent-child dyads. Learning and Instruction, 95, 102006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.102006
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Longitudinal multiple regressions (N = 111) predicted 48-month child spatial language from 24-month parent spatial language plus controls. Step 2 did not significantly improve fit: quantity F-change < 1; quality "F-change (4, 100) = 1.35, p = .255, ΔR2 change = .014".
"Model 2 did not significantly add to the model (quantity: F-change <1; quality: F-change (4, 100) = 1.35, p = .255, ΔR2 change = .014)."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Parent spatial language is concurrently associated with child spatial language at 48 months, explaining substantial variance beyond controls — related
- Tentative longitudinal interaction: mother spatial language quantity at 24 months relates negatively to boys' but positively to girls' later spatial language quality — reports the opposite
- Parents used more spatial language at 24 months than at 48 months, an effect attributable to differences in overall talkativeness — related
- Mothers and fathers show no difference in spatial language use with their children, and children produce similar spatial language with each parent — related
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Parent spatial language at 24 months does not predict child spatial language two years later |
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Parent spatial language at 24 months does not predict child spatial language two years later |
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2025 |
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