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Over the past couple of decades, several studies have documented a significant relationship between language disorders and emotional‐behavioral disorders in children. Unfortunately, only a few studies have examined this relationship while accounting for differences in children's overall cognitive functioning. The current study examined the relationship between language and cognitive development and emotional‐behavioral problems #opmeasured concurrently and at 5‐ and 17‐month follow‐up#cp in a sample of non‐referred four‐year‐olds from financially‐disadvantaged families #opN equals; 680#cp. Results of stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that language delays were significantly related to emotional‐behavioral problems. However, when cognitive differences were controlled, delayed language development no longer significantly predicted emotional‐behavioral problems, either concurrently or at any follow‐up assessment. These results support those of previous studies that suggest that the relationship between serious emotional‐behavioral problems and language development in young children may be more a function of factors associated with complex cognitive functioning or neurological maturity, rather than specific language functioning.
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