The effect of birth order was highly significant in each equation (p < 0.001), with each older sibling predicting a decrease in Total Language, Auditory Comprehension, and Expressive Language scores of 8.39 points [4.39 12.40], 8.13 points [4.19 12.08] and 7.18 points [3.29 11.06], respectively.
For example, having a family history of hearing loss predicted a 14.21-point 14.21-point4], 16.39%) higher Total Language score, relative to a child with all the same characteristics but with no family history of hearing loss.
Screen time was found to have a significant effect on Total Language and Expressive Language scores (p = 0.039, 0.025), with an extra hour of screen time per day predicting a decrease in Total Language scores of 2.57 points [0.13 5.00] and 2.71 points [0.36 5.06] for the Expressive score.
The activation age of bilateral CIs, however, was a significant predictor of Total Language and Auditory Comprehension scores (p = 0.002, 0.010).
The marginal effect on the Total Language score of an extra hour per week of adult time spent reading to the child was an increase of 60 × 0.096 = 5.76 points ([1.33 10.17], 6.64%).
It was highly significant for all three subscales (p = 0.003, Total Language; 0.004, Auditory Comprehension; 0.010, Expressive Language) and had a positive effect on scores.
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Birth order also made a substantial contribution to the R of all three equations (0.13, 0.14, and 0.10 to Total Language, Auditory Comprehension, and Expressive Language, respectively).
The adult reading variable was significant in all three equations (p = 0.012, 0.014, 0.012 for Total Language, Auditory Comprehension, and Expressive Language, respectively).
The effect of age at first CI followed a qualitatively similar pattern for the unilateral children for all three PLS subscales (p = 0.000, 0.000, 0.000 for Total Language, Auditory Comprehension, and Expressive Language, respectively).
