Changes in communication apprehension, satisfaction, and competence in foreign dialect and stuttering clients.

This study examined changes in predispositions toward communication over the course of therapy. Results indicated that both foreign dialect and stuttering clients had significantly lower levels of communication apprehension and higher levels of communication competence after 3 1/2 months of their respective therapies; each client group also demonstrated significant improvements in the speech parameters upon which treatment focused. Discussion focused on the utility of using communication measures with clinical populations.