Auburn University, United States.
Auburn University, United States.
J Fluency Disord. 2019 Dec;62:105725. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2019.105725. Epub 2019 Oct 30.
Purpose The purpose of the present study is to examine the association between workplace discrimination, vigilance, and job satisfaction in people who stutter and compare this with people who do not stutter. Method Seventy-two people who stutter (PWS) and 92 people who do not stutter (PWNS) participated in an online survey. Participants completed a survey assessing 6 different areas: (a) background information, (b) job satisfaction, (c) everyday discrimination, and (d) heightened vigilance. Mediation analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable. Results There was a relationship between being a PWS and job satisfaction, discrimination, and vigilance. PWS were found to experience higher discrimination as well as be more vigilant. Discrimination and vigilance were found to mediate the relationship between stuttering and job satisfaction. Conclusion Results of this study indicate that the participants who stutter differ from PWNS in their job satisfaction, discrimination, and vigilance. Clinicians can prepare PWS with self-advocacy strategies, legal knowledge of what their rights are as an employee who identifies as a person who stutters with a disability, a legal understanding of workplace discrimination, and counseling on the impact of vigilance on workplace experiences.
目的 本研究旨在探讨口吃者与非口吃者之间工作场所歧视、警惕性与工作满意度之间的关系。
方法 72 名口吃者（PWS）和 92 名非口吃者（PWNS）参与了在线调查。参与者完成了一份调查，评估了 6 个不同的领域：（a）背景信息，（b）工作满意度，（c）日常歧视，和（d）提高警惕性。进行了中介分析，以评估自变量和因变量之间的关系。
结果 口吃者与工作满意度、歧视和警惕性之间存在关系。PWS 被发现经历了更高的歧视，并且更加警惕。歧视和警惕性被发现可以调节口吃与工作满意度之间的关系。
结论 本研究的结果表明，口吃者与非口吃者在工作满意度、歧视和警惕性方面存在差异。临床医生可以为口吃者准备自我倡导策略、有关其作为一名残疾口吃者的员工权利的法律知识、工作场所歧视的法律理解以及关于警惕性对工作经验影响的咨询。
