Journal article
Temperament is Linked to Avoidant Responses to Stuttering Anticipation
Journal of communication disorders, Vol.93, pp.106139-106139
09/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106139
PMID: 34175560
Abstract
•Shyness predicted avoidant responses to anticipation for children who stutter•Orienting sensitivity predicted avoidant responses to anticipation for adults who stutter•Temperament was not linked to physical change or approach responses to anticipation•Temperament can be viewed as a lens through which stutterers respond to anticipation
The purpose of the present study was to examine the degree to which certain temperament constructs predict individual differences in three types of behavioral responses to anticipation among children and adults who stutter (CWS and AWS, respectively): avoidance, physical change, and approach.
Participants included 64 CWS (9- to 17-years-old) and 54 AWS (18- to 50-years-old) who completed an online survey package including a temperament questionnaire (Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire–Revised for the CWS; Adult Temperament Questionnaire for the AWS) and the Stuttering Anticipation Scale. The data were analyzed separately for CWS and AWS using multivariate multiple regressions to assess how each temperament construct predicted avoidance, physical change, and approach responses to anticipation.
CWS who reported higher levels of shyness were more likely to engage in avoidant behavioral responses when they anticipate an upcoming moment of stuttering. AWS who reported higher levels of orienting sensitivity were more likely to engage in avoidant behavioral responses when they anticipate an upcoming moment of stuttering. No temperament constructs predicted physical change or approach responses to anticipation among either age group.
Specific aspects of temperament appear to be linked to the degree that CWS and AWS engage in avoidant behavioral responses to stuttering anticipation. These findings support the continued study of how individual differences impact the internal experience and outward manifestation of stuttering behaviors.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Temperament is Linked to Avoidant Responses to Stuttering Anticipation
- Creators
- Naomi H Rodgers - University of Nebraska–LincolnEric S Jackson - New York University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of communication disorders, Vol.93, pp.106139-106139
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106139
- PMID
- 34175560
- NLM abbreviation
- J Commun Disord
- ISSN
- 0021-9924
- eISSN
- 1873-7994
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000001, name: National Science Foundation, award: 1513770
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2021
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984277263302771
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