Auditory-perceptual analysis of voice in abused children and adolescents

Abstract

The prevalence of vocal change was greater than that observed in the general population, with significant associations with communication disorders and global functioning. The results demonstrate that the situations these children experience can intensify the triggering of abusive vocal behaviors and consequently, of vocal changes.

Adversity and Emotional Functioning

“…• Other measures include presenting children with vignettes depicting emotional situations and asking children to name regulation strategies that the protagonist could use, l asking children to self-report on emotional events and the types of regulations strategies that they used to deal with their emotions, m observations of children's emotional reactions in play or laboratory-based tasks, o or directing children to engage in strategies such as distancing from emotional images p • Behavioral tasks may obscure the distinction among emotion expression, reactivity, and regulation as these tasks are constrained to behavior rather than thoughts or physiological responses have found differences between children exposed to adversity and those without exposure (DeJonghe et al, 2005;Stivanin et al, 2015). For example, compared to non-exposed infants, infants exposed to domestic violence express more facial configurations associated with distress during situations of adult verbal conflict (DeJonghe et al, 2005).…”

Experiencias Adversas en la Niñez: Modificaciones Neuro-Estructurales, Neuro-Funcionales y Comportamentales

“…Adolescentes y adultos expuestos a adversidades, como maltrato, bajos recursos económicos o institucionalización durante el primer lustro de sus vidas, suelen mostrar disfunciones para la discriminación e integración visual, auditiva y somestésica (Stivanin et al, 2015;Wilbarger et al, 2010). Estas alteraciones sensoriales están dentro de las principales causas de los trastornos de aprendizaje y de comunicación, los cuales afectan seriamente la adaptación de estas personas a su vida escolar y social (Fuller-Thomson & Hooper, 2015;Ozernov-Palchik et al, 2019).…”