The Emergence of Inner Speech and Its Measurement in Atypically Developing Children

Vissers, Constance; Tomas, Ekaterina; Law, James

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00279

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“…Language facilitates self-regulation by serving as a cognitive tool for mental organization, mental representation, and behavioral planning (5,34). Inner speech (IS), the process by which children gradually internalize overt speech to accompany their activity in a variety of cognitive tasks (e.g., "I need to wait my turn"), has been shown to play a key role in executive functioning (35). Thus, strengths in language are associated with delayed gratification in children (36).…”

Section: Socio-cognitive Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Early Attachment and the Development of Social Communication: A Neuropsychological Approach

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Social communication forms the foundation of human relationships. Social communication, i.e., the appropriate understanding and use of verbal and non-verbal communication within a social context, profoundly impacts mental health across the lifespan and is also highly vulnerable to neurodevelopmental threats and social adversities. There exists a strong interconnection between the development of language and other higher cognitive skills, mediated, in part, through the early attachment relationship. Consideration of how attachment links to brain development can help us understand individuals with social communication difficulties across the lifespan. The early attachment relationship supports the development of the foundational constructs of social communication. In this paper, a neuropsychological perspective was applied to social communication, which integrated evidence from early attachment theory, examining the underpinnings of social communication components identified by the SoCom model, namely socio-cognitive, socio-emotional, and socio-linguistic constructs. A neuropsychological perspective underscores the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. This should also inform approaches to prevention, policy, intervention, and advocacy for individuals with or at risk for social communication impairments, as well as their families.

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Section: Socio-cognitive Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Early Attachment and the Development of Social Communication: A Neuropsychological Approach

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“…Inner speech supports executive functioning related to task switching performance [ 31 ], and is considered to play some role in mediating short-term/working memory [ 32 ]. Besides, inner speech disturbances may affect socio-emotional functioning, and general cognitive processing such as silent remembering, reading, writing [ 33 ], planning, behavioral control, inhibition, cognitive flexibility [ 11 ], and attentional improvement [ 34 ]. Cognitive impairment can affect the underlying cognitive processes normally involved in inner speech self-monitoring [ 17 ], leading to uncontrolled inner speech that can result in inner speech-based AVH [ 35 ].…”

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“…Furthermore, although inner speech is a commonly experienced phenomenon in daily life, it is still poorly understood. People perceive inner speech regardless of their language and culture [ 33 ]; however speech cannot exist outside the framework of interpersonal and sociocultural interactions. The core evolution of the human being occurs in a social context, moving from the social to the individual [ 38 ].…”

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The moderating effect of cognitive impairment on the relationship between inner speech and auditory verbal hallucinations among chronic patients with schizophrenia

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Background Even though there is an increasing amount of evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging studies to suggest that pathological inner speech plays a role in the emergence of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH), studies investigating the mechanisms underlying this relationship are rather scarce. Examining moderators might inform the development of new treatment options for AVH. We sought to extend the existing knowledge by testing the moderating role of cognitive impairment in the association between inner speech and hallucinations in a sample of Lebanese patients with schizophrenia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from May till August 2022, enrolling 189 chronic patients. Results Moderation analysis revealed that, after controlling for delusions, the interaction of experiencing voices of other people in inner speech by cognitive performance was significantly associated with AVH. In people having low (Beta = 0.69; t = 5.048; p < .001) and moderate (Beta = 0.45; t = 4.096; p < .001) cognitive performance, the presence of voices of other people in inner speech was significantly associated with more hallucinations. This association was not significant in patients with high cognitive function (Beta = 0.21; t = 1.417; p = .158). Conclusion This preliminarily study suggests that interventions aiming at improving cognitive performance may also have a beneficial effect in reducing hallucinations in schizophrenia.

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“…Luria further looked into the regulatory processes of speech and also identified “inner speech” as having an important effect on regulatory and planning functions. Inner speech refers to the process by which the private speech of young children, such as talking to themselves while playing, begins to accompany them in a number of cognitive tasks ( Vissers et al, 2020 ). During early years, children seem to benefit from this kind of speech as they perform verbal labeling of the objects and actions surrounding them.…”

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The Directionality of the Relationship Between Executive Functions and Language Skills: A Literature Review

Shokrkon

Nicoladis

2022

Front. Psychol.

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It has been demonstrated that executive functions play a significant role in different aspects of the development of children. Development of language is also one of the most important accomplishments of the preschool years, and it has been linked to many outcomes in life. Despite substantial research demonstrating the association between executive function and language development in childhood, only a handful of studies have examined the direction of the developmental pathways between EF skills and language skills, therefore little is known about how these two constructs are connected. In this review paper, we discuss three possible directional relationships between EFs and language development throughout childhood. First, we discuss how EF might affect language functioning. Next, we discuss how language functioning might affect EF. Lastly, we consider other possible relationships between EF and language. Given that children with better EF and language skills are more likely to succeed in educational settings and demonstrate greater social–emotional competencies, investigating the relationship between EF and language in the preschool period provides insight into mechanisms that have not been extensively studied. Furthermore, it could create new opportunities for designing effective and efficient interventions aimed at addressing EF and language deficits during the preschool period which could in turn influence later development.

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The Emergence of Inner Speech and Its Measurement in Atypically Developing Children

Cited by 16 publications

References 53 publications

Early Attachment and the Development of Social Communication: A Neuropsychological Approach

Early Attachment and the Development of Social Communication: A Neuropsychological Approach

The moderating effect of cognitive impairment on the relationship between inner speech and auditory verbal hallucinations among chronic patients with schizophrenia

The Directionality of the Relationship Between Executive Functions and Language Skills: A Literature Review

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