Correlation between the language skill and parental alexithymia in 2-3 year-old children with language developmental delay
ZHOU Fan1, 2, SHENG Guanghui2, ZOU Yang2, PAN Hong2, TANG Yechen2, CHEN Li2.
1.Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hosptial of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; 2.Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
ZHOU Fan,SHENG Guanghui,ZOU Yang, et al. Correlation between the language skill and parental alexithymia in 2-3 year-old children with language developmental delay[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2022, 52(5): 376-381.
Abstract：Objective: To explore the relationship between the language ability level and parental alexithymia in 2-3 years old children with language retardation. Methods: A total of 59 children with language delay aged 2-3 years who were admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from January to June 2021 and their parents were selected as the subjects. The children’s development was evaluated by S-S test and Gesell Infant development scale.Parents were surveyed using the General information Questionnaire and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Results: Pearson correlation analysis found that parents’ alexithymia scores were significantly negatively correlated with scores of children's language developmental delay (motor subjects,symbol comprehension, language expression) (P<0.05). The results of regression analysis showed that the higher the parents’ alexithymia, the poorer ability of the children’s language developmental delay (symbol comprehension
ability, motor task ability). Conclusion: The more severe alexithymia of parents, the higher degree of children’s language delay.
