APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Child Social Network and Lexical Development
- Alexandra Bogoyavlenskaya
The University of Oslo - Luca Onnis
The University of Oslo - Natalia Kartushina
The University of Oslo
Abstract
The study investigates the relationship between infants’ social network diversity and lexical development in children aged 18, 24, and 36 months. Using parental reports and direct measure we examine how the diversity of social networks in early childhood influences expressive vocabulary size.