Original Article

Mediating role of social skills between motor skills and comprehensible language in 12-month-old children

  • Lanying JIAN ,
  • Yan LUO ,
  • Yan ZHU ,
  • Chengwei SHEN ,
  • Kexin TU ,
  • Qiong ZHANG ,
  • Xinjie MEI ,
  • Huiling QIN ,
  • Lifang JIN
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  • 1. College of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China
    2. Child Health Care Departmen, Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital Guiyang 550003, Guizhou, China
    3. College of Medical Humanities, Guizhou Medical University; Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, China

Received date: 2023-08-07

  Online published: 2024-05-10

Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship between motor skills and comprehensible language development, and to examine the mediating effects of social skills on them in 12-month-old children. Methods Twelve-month-old infants in the birth cohort who underwent regular follow-up at the Child Health Clinic of Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital from January 2022 to May 2023 were used as the study subjects. A questionnaire survey was performed to collect demographic information. Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Third Edition (ASQ-3) was used to evaluate infants’ motor and social skills. Comprehensible language was evaluated by using Chinese Communicative Development Inventory-Putonghua version (PCDI). Results In 12-month-old children,gross motor, fine motor and social skills were positively correlated with comprehensible language. After adjustment for covariates, social skill played a complete mediating role between gross motor [β=0.27, 95%CI(0.17-0.39)], fine motor [β=0.45, 95%CI(0.30-0.62)] and comprehensible language development in 12-month-old children. Conclusion In 12-month-old children, motor skills can indirectly contribute to the development of comprehensible language through social skills.

Cite this article

Lanying JIAN , Yan LUO , Yan ZHU , Chengwei SHEN , Kexin TU , Qiong ZHANG , Xinjie MEI , Huiling QIN , Lifang JIN . Mediating role of social skills between motor skills and comprehensible language in 12-month-old children[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2024 , 42(5) : 434 -438 . DOI: 10.12372/jcp.2024.23e0754

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