Wadman Ruth, Durkin Kevin, Conti-Ramsden Gina
Human Communication and Deafness, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2008 Aug;51(4):938-52. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/069).
To determine if lower global self-esteem, shyness, and low sociability are outcomes associated with SLI in adolescence. Possible concurrent predictive relationships and gender differences were also examined.
Fifty-four adolescents with SLI, aged between 16 and 17 years, were compared with a group of 54 adolescents with typical language abilities on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and the Cheek and Buss Shyness and Sociability scales (Cheek & Buss, 1981).
The SLI group had significantly lower global self-esteem scores than the group with typical language abilities. The adolescents with SLI were more shy than their peers, but the groups did not differ in their sociability ratings. Regression analysis found that language ability was not concurrently predictive of self-esteem but shyness was. Mediation analysis suggested that shyness could be a partial but significant mediator in the relationship between language ability and global self-esteem.
Older adolescents with SLI are at risk of lower global self-esteem and experience shyness, although they want to interact socially. The relationship between language ability and self-esteem at this point in adolescence is complex, with shyness potentially playing an important mediating role.
确定较低的总体自尊、害羞和社交能力低下是否是青少年特定语言障碍（SLI）的相关结果。还研究了可能的并发预测关系和性别差异。
将54名年龄在16至17岁之间的患有SLI的青少年与一组54名具有典型语言能力的青少年在罗森伯格自尊量表（罗森伯格，1965年）以及奇克和巴斯害羞与社交能力量表（奇克和巴斯，1981年）上进行比较。
SLI组的总体自尊得分显著低于具有典型语言能力的组。患有SLI的青少年比同龄人更害羞，但两组在社交能力评分上没有差异。回归分析发现，语言能力不能同时预测自尊，但害羞可以。中介分析表明，害羞可能是语言能力与总体自尊之间关系的部分但重要的中介因素。
年龄较大的患有SLI的青少年有总体自尊较低的风险，并会经历害羞，尽管他们想要进行社交互动。在青春期这个阶段，语言能力和自尊之间的关系很复杂，害羞可能起着重要的中介作用。
