Journal article
Language skills and interpersonal trust in adolescents with and without mental illness
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol.25(4), pp.589-607
2023
PMID: 35614858
Abstract
Purpose: The primary aim was to compare adolescents with mental illness and non-clinical adolescents on vocabulary, social problem-solving, trust in parents, attachment and mentalisation. A secondary aim was to investigate whether adolescents’ language skills were associated with trust in parents.
Method: Seventy-eight adolescents (16–18 years) participated in this cross-sectional quantitative study: a clinical sample (n = 28, M = 16.7 years, 19F) recruited from a mental health service and a non-clinical sample (n = 50, M = 17.0 years, 28F). Standardised language measures and self-report measures of trust in parents; communication quality; attachment; and mentalisation were used. Primary and secondary aims were addressed through independent samples t-tests and Pearson’s correlation analyses, respectively.
Result: Adolescents experiencing mental illness reported significantly poorer vocabulary, less trust in mother/father, greater attachment anxiety/avoidance, and poorer reflective functioning, than non-clinical adolescents. Expressive vocabulary of clinical (but not non-clinical) adolescents significantly negatively correlated with trust in mother (but not father).
Conclusion: Results highlight a role for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in supporting communication needs of adolescents with mental illness. SLPs should consider trust by: i) understanding adolescents with mental illness may have difficulty trusting them potentially impacting therapeutic engagement; and ii) delivering services in ways that might build trust, such as involving adolescents in treatment planning.
Details
- Title
- Language skills and interpersonal trust in adolescents with and without mental illness
- Authors
- Angela Clarke (Author) - The University of QueenslandTanya A Rose (Author) - The University of QueenslandPamela Meredith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Vol.25(4), pp.589-607
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1080/17549507.2022.2075466
- ISSN
- 1754-9515
- PMID
- 35614858
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Occupational Therapy; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99640274602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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