Impact of pacifier use and parenting characteristics on toddlers’ vocabulary development

Impact of pacifier use and parenting characteristics on toddlers’ vocabulary development

IntroductionThis study investigated the relationship between pacifier use and early vocabulary development, specifically hypothesizing that pacifier use would correlate with a reduced overall vocabulary size and a specific underrepresentation of abstract words.MethodsWe recruited a sample of 98 typi...

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Main Authors: Laura Barca, Claudia Mazzuca, Anna M. Borghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
child’s first vocabulary
pacifier use
parental sense of competence
parental educational style
abstract concepts
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1599801/full
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