Preliminary
findings from a follow-up study of 33 children, assessed for their
socioemotional development from 18 months of age, are presented. At 77
months, they were evaluated again in a laboratory context, recording on video
a situation of discussion of a conflict with the caregiver and then coding
these videos using the CIB instrument. Conversation turns assessed with the
LENA software at 18 and 30 months of age are associated with socioemotional
cognition, emotion regulation, and emotional communication competencies
assessed at 77 months of age. The association is stronger at 30 months than
at 18 months, suggesting a possible mediation effect to be explored in future
analyses. Implications for professional intervention and public policies for
children are discussed.
