Relations among degree of bilingualism and bilateral information processing in children and adults

• Sierra, Francisco J. ^[1] ; Weimer, Amy A. ^[2] ; Lin, Yu-Cheng ^[1] ; Jou, Jerwen ^[1] ; Castillo, Nayda ^[1] ; Garcia, Cedar ^[1] ; Suarez, Michelle ^[1] ; Garcia, Flor I. ^[1] ; Aleman, Gabriela ^[1] ; Ortiz, Edson ^[1] ; Romero, Francheli ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

     University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Texas State University

     Texas State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: International Journal of Bilingualism: interdisciplinary studies of multilingual behaviour, ISSN 1367-0069, Vol. 29, Nº. 5, 2025, págs. 1274-1293
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1177/13670069241277499
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• Resumen

  • The primary goal of this study was to examine whether degree of bilingualism related to dichotic listening accuracy, a measure of bilateral processing, after controlling for age and income. Methodology: Participants included 59 children ages 6–11 years ( M  = 7.86, SD  = 1.81) and 61 adults (18–83 years) ( M  = 34.02, SD  = 15.70). Participants completed demographic surveys, vocabulary assessments in English and Spanish, and a dichotic listening test. Data and analysis: Multiple linear regressions examined whether the degree of bilingualism predicted bilateral processing. Findings: Degree of bilingualism predicted bilateral processing in the whole sample of children and adults. Originality: This study is one of the first to examine bilingualism and bilateral processing while including both children and adults. It also importantly controlled for a possible cognate facilitatory effect and participant income differences and measured bilingualism on a continuum. Significance: Results highlight the importance of including bilingual groups of different ages when researching bilingualism and laterality.

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