A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Language Skills of Youth Offenders

Autor/inn/en	Chow, Jason C.; Wallace, Erin Stehle; Senter, Reed; Kumm, Skip; Mason, Carolyn Q.
Titel	A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Language Skills of Youth Offenders
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65 (2022) 3, S.1166-1182 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chow, Jason C.) ORCID (Wallace, Erin Stehle) ORCID (Kumm, Skip)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Language Skills; Youth; Delinquency; Juvenile Justice; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Rehabilitation; Supervision; Law Enforcement; Oral Language; Communication Skills; Communication Disorders; Language Impairments; Socioeconomic Status + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Kriminalität; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Gesetzesvollzug; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Kommunikationsstil; Kommunikationsstörung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis estimates the overall language skills of youth offenders involved with the juvenile justice system. Given the importance of this population, identifying avenues through which we can increase the likelihood of successful interventions is a necessary societal effort. Method: Eighteen studies, representing data from 3,304 individuals, contributed 82 effect sizes to the current analytic sample. We used random-effects models to estimate the overall mean effect size metric to address each research question and fit meta-regression models for each moderator analysis. Results: Results yielded that youth offenders presented with significantly lower language skills than their nonoffending peers (g = -1.26). Furthermore, high proportions of the present meta-analytic sample were classified as youth with moderate (50%) and severe (10%) language disorders. In general, differences in language skills did not vary as a function of age, gender, or language measure type. We did detect significant differences as a function of sample country and type of peer comparison group. Conclusions: This meta-analysis reports on the significantly compromised language skills of youth offenders. We conclude with a discussion of the findings and consideration of the implications for research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01