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Joint attention in the context of hearing loss: A meta-analysis and narrative synthesis
Lammertink,Imme Hermans,Daan Stevens,Angela Van Bakel,Hedwig J.A. Knoors,Harry Vissers,Constance Dirks,Evelien
Lammertink,Imme
Hermans,Daan
Stevens,Angela
Van Bakel,Hedwig J.A.
Knoors,Harry
Vissers,Constance
Dirks,Evelien
Abstract
Joint attention is important for children’s language development. We report two meta-analyses that demonstrate that the congruency in hearing status between parent and child affects the establishment and maintenance of joint attention. Dyads consisting of hearing parents and children with hearing loss, achieve fewer and briefer moments of joint attention in comparison to dyads of hearing parents and hearing children and dyads of deaf parents and deaf children. The theoretical and practical implications of these differences are discussed and placed in the context of two narrative syntheses. The first one focusing on parental strategies used to achieve and maintain moments of joint attention and the second one on the relation between joint attention and spoken language proficiency. We also expect that this review may serve as the start of quest towards a more detailed description (taxonomy) and operationalization of joint attention in the context of hearing loss.
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This work was supported by the Dutch Ministery of Health, Welfare and Sport.
Date
2022
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CHILDREN, COMPETENCE, ENGAGEMENT, IMPACT, INFANTS, LANGUAGE, MOTHERS, TODDLERS, VISUAL-ATTENTION, YOUNG DEAF
Citation
Lammertink, I, Hermans, D, Stevens, A, Van Bakel, H J A, Knoors, H, Vissers, C & Dirks, E 2022, 'Joint attention in the context of hearing loss : A meta-analysis and narrative synthesis', The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enab029