title: Gender differences in the relationship between language and social competence in preschool children.
abstract: The present study examined gender differences in the relation between language and social competence in 268 children aged 18 to 35 months. Correlational and regression analyses demonstrated that the association between expressive language and social ability was significantly stronger in boys than in girls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: emiddia.longobardi@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Emiddia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Longobardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spataro
authors.affiliation: Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, LC, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.affiliation: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rescorla
mesh_terms: D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D066107:Social Skills