Characteristics of patients with language disorders and the theory of multiple intelligences

ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate which intelligence, described in the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, favors the development of language (linguistic intelligence) of the patients, in relation to the studied variables: development phase (children and adolescents), sex and preferential intelligences. Methods: the quantitative-qualitative approach was used, with the identification by content analysis of the preferred intelligences of the 107 patients participating in the investigation and the intelligences contemplated in each therapy. After the coding of these data in numbers, the results obtained in the 1,802 therapies analyzed were compared with the development phase, sex and preferential intelligences, using a statistical test. Results: in the analysis of the data, it was evidenced that the results obtained in the therapy differ between children and adolescents, according to the intelligences contemplated, which is also observed when considering females and males, but to a lesser extent. Conclusion: it is important to observe the characteristics of age, sex and preferential intelligences, in relation to the contemplation of the different intelligences in the activities developed in the therapy, with a view to the qualification of the results.

摘要
研究目的：本研究旨在探讨多元智能理论（Theory of Multiple Intelligences）中所界定的各类智能，在结合研究变量——发育阶段（儿童与青少年群体）、性别及个体偏好智能——的前提下，对患者语言智能（linguistic intelligence）发展的促进作用。
研究方法：本研究采用定量与定性结合的研究范式，通过内容分析法识别参与本次调研的107名患者的偏好智能，以及各项疗法所涵盖的智能类型。将上述数据编码为数值后，借助统计检验方法，对1802项被分析疗法的结果与发育阶段、性别及偏好智能进行关联对比。
研究结果：数据分析结果显示，依据疗法所涵盖的智能类型，儿童与青少年群体的疗法效果存在显著差异；考虑性别差异时也可观察到类似现象，但差异程度相对较弱。
研究结论：为提升疗法结果的质量，在开展治疗活动时，需结合患者的年龄、性别及偏好智能特征，合理纳入不同类型的智能训练内容，这一点具有重要实践价值。