Davis Stephen, Howell Peter, Cooke Frances
Department of Psychology, University College London, UK.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2002 Oct;43(7):939-47. doi: 10.1111/1469-7610.00093.
Previous research has indicated that children who stutter are more likely to be bullied and to hold a lower social position than their peers who do not stutter. However, the majority of this research has used data from respondents who were in the educational system more than 20 years ago. The current policy on integration of children with severe disabilities into mainstream education and the increased awareness of bullying in schools would indicate that attitudes toward children who stutter might have changed in the intervening period.
The study uses a sociometric scale (adapted from Coie, Dodge, & Coppotelli, 1982) to assess children who stutter in classroom groups with fluent peers. The peer relationships between 16 children who stutter and their classmates (403 children in total) were examined.
Children who stutter were rejected significantly more often than were their peers and were significantly less likely to be popular. When compared to children who do not stutter, the children who stutter were less likely to be nominated as 'leaders' and were more likely to be nominated to the 'bullied' and 'seeks help' categories.
The changes in integration policy and the implementation of anti-bullying policies in many schools appear to have made little impact on the social status of children who stutter. The incidence of bullying and rejection reported in this study has implications for schools and clinicians.
先前的研究表明，与不口吃的同龄人相比，口吃儿童更容易受到欺负，且社会地位较低。然而，这项研究的大部分数据来自20多年前教育系统中的受访者。目前关于重度残疾儿童融入主流教育的政策以及学校对欺凌行为意识的提高表明，在此期间，对口吃儿童的态度可能已经发生了变化。
该研究使用社会测量量表（改编自科伊、道奇和科波泰利，1982年）来评估在有流利同龄人参与的课堂小组中口吃的儿童。研究了16名口吃儿童与其同学（总共403名儿童）之间的同伴关系。
口吃儿童被拒绝的频率明显高于同龄人，受欢迎的可能性也明显更低。与不口吃的儿童相比，口吃儿童被提名为“领导者”的可能性较小，而被提名为“受欺负者”和“寻求帮助者”类别的可能性较大。
融合政策的变化以及许多学校反欺凌政策的实施，对口吃儿童的社会地位似乎影响甚微。本研究报告的欺凌和拒绝发生率对学校和临床医生具有启示意义。
