Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
8-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Wallace E. Dixon Jr.
Committee Members
Alyson J. Chroust, Eric W. Sellers
Abstract
Many studies have examined the relationship between a child’s temperament and its effect on his or her early language development. However, few studies have investigated the detrimental effects a child’s negative affectivity may have on their language development and potential ways these effects may be limited through parental behaviors. The current study aimed to investigate if physical or verbal maternal scaffolding behaviors moderated the effect negative affect has on language development. Although it was expected that maternal encouragement of physical activity would play a moderating role in the relationship between temperament and language development, no such relationship was found. One explanation for these findings is the operationalization of maternal scaffolding behaviors in the present study; previous studies have also included instances of emotional and motivational scaffolding. Future efforts should aim to incorporate a broader range of potential scaffolding behaviors in their coding protocols.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Robertson, Chelsea L., "Exploring the Moderating Effect of Maternal Scaffolding on The Temperament - Language Development Relationship" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3613. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3613
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.