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. 2024 Aug 8;12(16):1571.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare12161571.

Enhancing Parental Understanding of Emotions in Children with Developmental Language Disorder: An Online Parent-Led Intervention Program

Fatma Canan Durgungoz  1   2 , Michelle C St Clair  2
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Enhancing Parental Understanding of Emotions in Children with Developmental Language Disorder: An Online Parent-Led Intervention Program

Fatma Canan Durgungoz et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Many children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have emotion recognition and regulation difficulties, but there are currently no known interventions enhancing emotional awareness in this population. This study explores the impact of parents' perspectives regarding children with DLD emotional understanding through a parent-led online emotion recognition (ER) intervention. Ten parents of children with DLD aged 6-11 participated in the study. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design was employed, allowing for a rigorous analysis of changes in parental beliefs over time. Weekly data were collected through the Parents' Beliefs About Children's Emotions Questionnaire. Interviews were also conducted to gain deeper insights into parents' perceptions regarding the ER skills of their children. Results indicated that parents' beliefs about the need for guiding and supporting their child's ER skills increased over the intervention. Interviews also supported this, and three main themes were generated. The intervention program increased parents' awareness of (a) the importance of ER for children with DLD, (b) emotion-focused communication and engagement with their child, and (c) the integration of emotions into daily life. This study is the first known study that explores parents' beliefs about children with DLD ER skills, highlighting the importance of supporting parents through accessible interventions.

Keywords: developmental language disorder; emotion recognition; intervention; parent-led.

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The scores of weekly Autonomy data (3-4-5 weeks baseline).
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The scores of weekly Autonomy data (3-4-5 weeks baseline).
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The scores of weekly Control data (3-4-5 weeks baseline).
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The scores of weekly Control data (3-4-5 weeks baseline).
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Themes showing the transformation of parents’ beliefs.
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