Gina Conti?Ramsden|Nicola Botting
Emotional health in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment (SLI)
University of Manchester|City, University of London
objective study examined emotional health adolescents without specific language impairment sli method one hundred thirtynine adolescents history sli 1510 years peer group 124 adolescents normal language development nld 1511 years participated final year compulsory schooling risk emotional difficulties assessed using moods feelings questionnaire mfq child manifest anxiety scaler cmasr comprehensive language cognition data available participants nld sli concurrently also longitudinally sli results clear increased risk emotional health symptoms found sli group self parentalreport girls scored less favourably boys groups combined due effect nld group gender differences found sli group direct links language cognition obvious instead diffuse factors family history emotional health difficulties may warrant investigation conclusion marked higher rate anxiety depression symptoms adolescents sli however appear direct result impoverished communicative experiences