Emotional Competence Mediates the Relationship between Communication Problems and Reactive Externalizing Problems in Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder: A Longitudinal Study

Language problems are a risk factor for externalizing problems, but the developmental path remains unclear. Emotional competence may mediate the relationship, especially when externalizing problems are reactive in nature, such as in Oppositional Deviant Disorder (ODD) and reactive aggression. We exa...

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Main Authors: Neeltje P. van den Bedem, Julie E. Dockrell, Petra M. van Alphen, Carolien Rieffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
DLD
SLI
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/16/6008