INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ) AND RECEPTIVE-EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE SKILLS IN 5–6-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

Abstract

Objective: This study examined the association between intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and receptive, expressive, semantic, and grammatical language performance in 5–6-year-old children. Methods: This cross-sectional study prospectively enrolled and assessed 50 children from four cities in Türkiye. IQ was assessed using the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale, and language skills were evaluated using the Turkish Early Language Development Test (TEDİL). IQ was treated as a continuous variable, and associations between IQ and language outcomes were examined using Spearman rank correlations. Exploratory sex comparisons used the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: The sample included 25 girls and 25 boys; 37 children were aged 5 years and 13 were aged 6 years. Mean IQ was 110.38±12.72. IQ scores were positively correlated with receptive language (ρ=0.643, p<0.001), expressive language (ρ=0.764, p<0.001), and total language (ρ=0.766, p<0.001). Positive correlations were also observed for all four language subdomains (ρ=0.569–0.726; all p<0.001). Conclusion: Higher IQ scores were associated with stronger receptive, expressive, semantic, and grammatical language performance in this study.

Keywords

• child language
• Intelligence
• Language Development
• Semantics
• receptive-expressive language

Ethical Statement

Turgut Özal University Faculty of Medicine Ethics Evaluation Committee, decision date 28 May 2015, decision number 2015/05, document number 99950669/137.

5–6 YAŞ ÇOCUKLARINDA ZEKA BÖLÜMÜ (IQ) VE ALICI-İFADE EDİCİ DİL BECERİLERİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, 5–6 yaşındaki çocuklarda zekâ bölümü (IQ) puanları ile alıcı dil, ifade edici dil, anlamsal ve dilbilgisel dil performansı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Yöntem: Bu kesitsel çalışmaya Türkiye’nin dört farklı şehrinden 50 çocuk prospektif olarak dahil edilmiş ve değerlendirilmiştir. IQ, Stanford–Binet Zekâ Ölçeği kullanılarak; dil becerileri ise Türkçe Erken Dil Gelişimi Testi (TEDİL) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. IQ sürekli bir değişken olarak ele alınmış ve IQ ile dil sonuçları arasındaki ilişkiler Spearman sıra korelasyon analizi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Cinsiyete göre yapılan keşifsel karşılaştırmalarda Mann–Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Örneklem 25 kız ve 25 erkek çocuktan oluşmuştur; çocukların 37’si 5 yaşında, 13’ü ise 6 yaşındadır. Ortalama IQ puanı 110,38±12,72 olarak bulunmuştur. IQ puanları ile alıcı dil (ρ=0,643, p<0,001), ifade edici dil (ρ=0,764, p<0,001) ve toplam dil (ρ=0,766, p<0,001) arasında pozitif yönde korelasyon saptanmıştır. Dört dil alt alanının tamamında da pozitif korelasyonlar gözlenmiştir (ρ=0,569–0,726; tümü için p<0,001). Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, daha yüksek IQ puanlarının daha güçlü alıcı dil, ifade edici dil, anlamsal ve dilbilgisel dil performansı ile ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur.

Keywords

• Çocuk Dili
• IQ
• Dil Gelişimi
• Semantik
• Alıcı ve İfade Edici Dil Becerileri

Ethical Statement

Çalışma, Turgut Özal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Etik Değerlendirme Kurulu tarafından 28 Mayıs 2015 tarihinde, 2015/05 karar numarası ve 99950669/137 belge numarası ile onaylanmıştır.

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