Phonological working memory and linguistic processing speed in inferential reading comprehension.

IF 1.5 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1186/s41155-025-00356-z

Daniela Balonyi Candal, Clara Regina Brandão de Avila

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Abstract

Background: Phonological working memory has been known as an essential predictor of reading comprehension in children. However, less attention has been paid to processing speed and its interaction with working memory.

Main body: Research has indicated that higher processing speed of linguistic information contributes to greater availability of memory resources used to comprehend a read text.

Objective: We tested, using simple mediation models, whether phonological working memory can predict inferential reading comprehension when mediated by linguistic processing speed.

Methods: To do this, we analyzed information from a database on the assessment of phonological memory (digit span Backward and Forward task), language processing speed (Verbal Fluency and Rapid Automated Naming) and inferential reading comprehension of 66 typical 5th grade students.

Results: Both phonological working memory and cognitive-linguistic information processing speed were able to predict the inferential reading comprehension of students in the 5th year of elementary school. The mediation analysis showed that rapid automatized naming and working memory (digit span Backward and Forward Task) together, but independently, were able to predict inferential reading comprehension.

Conclusion: When measured by semantic verbal fluency, linguistic processing speed mediated the prediction of phonological working memory (digits in Forward and Backward order) in inferential reading comprehension.

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推理阅读理解中的语音工作记忆与语言加工速度。

背景：语音工作记忆被认为是儿童阅读理解能力的重要预测指标。然而，人们对加工速度及其与工作记忆的相互作用关注较少。正文：研究表明，更快的语言信息处理速度有助于更好地利用记忆资源来理解所读文本。目的：采用简单的中介模型，考察语音工作记忆在语言加工速度的中介作用下对推理阅读理解的预测作用。方法：对66名典型五年级学生的语音记忆（数字向后和向前任务）、语言处理速度（语言流畅性和快速自动命名）和推理阅读理解的评估数据进行分析。结果：语音工作记忆和认知语言信息加工速度均能预测小学五年级学生的推理阅读理解能力。中介分析表明，快速自动化命名和工作记忆（数字跨距向后和向前任务）共同但独立地能够预测推理阅读理解。结论：在语义语言流畅性测试中，语言加工速度介导了对推理阅读理解中语音工作记忆（向前和向后顺序的数字）的预测。

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Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.60

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： Psicologia: Reflexão & Crítica is a journal published three times a year by Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento (Psychology Graduate Program) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul). Its objective is to publish original works in the psychology field: articles, short reports on research and reviews as well as to present to the scientific community texts which reflect a significant contribution for the psychology field. The short title of the journal is Psicol. Refl. Crít. It must be used regarding bibliographies, footnotes, as well as bibliographical strips and references.