The effect of anxiety on working memory and language abilities in elementary schoolchildren with and without Additional Health and Developmental Needs

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 1061212
• Main Authors: Pickering, Hayley E, Parsons, Carl, Crewther, Sheila G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 15.12.2022
• Subjects: additional health and developmental needs; anxiety; language development; Psychology; special educational needs and disabilities; special health care needs children; working memory; anxiety; special educational needs and disabilities; language development; working memory; additional health and developmental needs; special health care needs children

Although excessive childhood anxiety is recognised as a significant public health, education and socioeconomic concern, the specific effects of such anxiety on language development and working memory, particularly visual working memory, are relatively unknown. Thus, this study aimed to examine paren...