Talking About Stuttering With a Known Person Who Stutters: Impact on Perceptions Towards Stuttering

Hughes, Charles D.; Gabel, Rodney; Palasik, Scott

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“…As university students often 'look up' to their professors, positive interactions with a significantly greater number of instructors who clutter may have positively impacted the DC students' perceptions of people who clutter. Similarly, most participants in the Hughes et al (2011) study reported relatively positive attitudes toward a known PWS, whether or not that had discussed stuttering with that individual. Conversely, this might help explain findings from McGee et al (1996), who found that high school students perceived a disfluent male significantly more negatively after viewing a video documentary of an unfamiliar cohort who stuttered.…”

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“…Similarly, most participants in the Hughes et al . () study reported relatively positive attitudes toward a known PWS, whether or not that had discussed stuttering with that individual. Conversely, this might help explain findings from McGee et al .…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In general, listeners were comfortable listening to the PWS whether or not he disclosed his stuttering. Hughes et al (2011) explored the extent to which talking about stuttering with a known PWS affects perceptions of stuttering. Participants were 152 adults who reported knowing a PWS; they completed one semantic differential scale on the known PWS, and another scale regarding a hypothetical 'average' PWS.…”

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Effects of video exposure to cluttering on undergraduate students’ perceptions of a person who clutters

Farrell

Blanchet

Tillery

2014

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background: Previous research suggests a negative stereotype toward people with fluency disorders (i.e. stuttering and/or cluttering), although recent findings suggest that exposure to an actual person who stutters (e.g. a live or video presentation) leads to more positive perceptions of some personality traits. However, there is a paucity of research examining perceptions of a person who clutters and whether these perceptions can be modified via video exposure to cluttering. Aims: To examine the effects of video exposure to cluttering on university students' perceptions of a person who clutters. It was hypothesized that participants in the video condition would rate personality traits more positively than those who did not view the video clip. Methods & Procedures:A total of 105 undergraduate students served as participants; 54 were provided with written definition of cluttering, whereas 51 were provided with both a definition and short segment of an instructional DVD on cluttering. Students then rated a person who clutters on a variety of speech skills and personality scales. Outcomes & Results: Independent samples t-tests yielded no significant group differences in ratings of any speech skills or personality traits. However, a significantly greater number of students who viewed the video clip reported a reluctance to hire a person who clutters specifically because of the individual's fluency disorder. Additionally, participants who did not view the video clip reported having more previous instructors who cluttered than those who did view the video clip; this increased familiarity with persons who clutter may have impacted perceptions of a person who clutters. Conclusions & Implications:The present results indicate that viewing the brief video clip did not significantly influence ratings towards more positive perceptions, but also did not influence ratings to be significantly more negative on any traits. Further research is needed to compare the differences in the perceptions of listeners who have had long-term exposure to cluttered speech with those of listeners who have had brief exposure. Implications discussed include the impact of prior exposure to fluency disorders, as well as potential confusion between cluttering and 'fast speech'. These two factors may have influenced the identification rate of individuals with who clutter in the present study, which may have affected perceptions of a person who clutters.

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confidence: 87%

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confidence: 87%

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Effects of video exposure to cluttering on undergraduate students’ perceptions of a person who clutters

Farrell

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Tillery

2014

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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“…The overarching goal is to ensure individuals who stutter communicate effectively, advocate for themselves in a manner that maintains agency, and ensure their quality of life does not depend on producing, or attempting to control, stuttered speech. In brief, adult participants complete 11 weeks of treatment comprised of two 60 Training provided during the individual sessions provide a natural foundation for the weekly group sessions, wherein participants apply these skills in a variety of functional yet challenging speaking scenarios, including mock job interviews, small group mingling, impromptu icebreakers, one-on-one interactions with unfamiliar persons, and multiple presentations varied both in purpose (e.g., informative, persuasive, inspirational) and audience composition (e.g., small and large groups, familiar and unfamiliar listeners).…”

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“…Although observerrated evaluations of communication competence remained significant upon controlling for these factors during analyses, the potential implications of these two factors warrant discussion. In terms of the number of years respondents have known a person who stutters, previous research has indicated that people who have developed first-hand relationships with any stigmatized groups are likely to report improved overall judgments of persons within that group (e.g., [58][59]), including persons who stutter (e.g., [60][61]; cf. [46,62]).…”

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Observer-rated outcomes of Communication-Centered Treatment (CCT) for adults who stutter: A preliminary study

Byrd

Coalson

Werle

2023

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Previous studies have reported that adults who stutter demonstrate significant gains in communication competence, per self-ratings and clinician-ratings, upon completion of a communication-centered treatment, or CCT. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether gains in communication competence would also be reported by untrained observers. Eighty-one untrained observers completed an online survey that required each to view one of two videos depicting an adult who stutters during a mock interview recorded prior to CCT or after CCT. Participants were then asked to rate the communication competence of the interviewee on a 100-point visual analog scale and provide additional demographic information. Communication competence of the adult who stutters was rated significantly higher in their post-treatment video. Two observer-based factors were significantly associated with ratings of communication competence: years of education and years the respondent had known an adult who stutters. Upon controlling for these demographic factors, significantly higher ratings of communication competence for the post-treatment video were maintained. Although preliminary, findings suggest gains in communication competence demonstrated in previous studies through clinician and client observations are not limited to the sterile clinical environment, and further emphasizes the ecological validity of CCT. [ClinicalTrials.govNCT05908123; https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT05908123]

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Vocational Stereotyping of People Who Stutter: Human Resource Management Students

Abou-Dahech

Gabel

2020

Perspect ASHA SIGs

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether human resource management (HR) students report negative vocational stereotypes of people who stutter (PWS). Though past research has explored how a variety of population groups perceived career choices for PWS, no studies have explored the perceptions that HR students hold regarding career options for PWS. Method An online questionnaire using the Vocational Advice Scale) was completed by 220 students pursuing a degree in HR or related fields at the University of Toledo. The Vocational Advice Scale has been used often to explore career advice and vocational stereotyping of PWS. It consists of 43 career choices ranked by participants from strongly disagree to highly disagree on advice given to an adult male who stutters. Results The study found that the participants were less likely to advise an adult male who stutters to pursue 42 of the 43 careers, when compared with advice given for an adult male who does not stutter. Participants reported that the lowest rated careers were judge, speech-language pathologists, and attorney. This finding supports the notion that PWS suffer from role entrapment, in that there appear to be limitations in the types of careers viewed to be appropriate and that careers rated lowest appear to be those that require high levels of communication. Conclusions The findings suggest the presence of role entrapment in this group of students. Future research might consider using different research approaches, including qualitative studies, when studying role entrapment by HR students and professionals.

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Talking About Stuttering With a Known Person Who Stutters: Impact on Perceptions Towards Stuttering

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Effects of video exposure to cluttering on undergraduate students’ perceptions of a person who clutters

Effects of video exposure to cluttering on undergraduate students’ perceptions of a person who clutters

Observer-rated outcomes of Communication-Centered Treatment (CCT) for adults who stutter: A preliminary study

Vocational Stereotyping of People Who Stutter: Human Resource Management Students

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