University of Central Florida, United States.
University of Central Florida, United States.
J Fluency Disord. 2021 Mar;67:105821. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2020.105821. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
The purpose of the current investigation was to explore the extent to which the life partners (LPs) of people who stutter (PWS) perceive their loved ones' speech-situation specific emotional reaction, expectancy of speech disruption, and speech-related communication attitude.
Three subtests of the Behavior Assessment Battery (BAB): the Speech Situation Checklist - Emotional Reaction (SSC-ER), the Speech Situation Checklist - Speech Disruption (SSC-SD) and the Communication Attitude Test for Adults Who Stutter (BigCAT) were administered to 33 PWS and modified versions were administered to their LPs via Qualtrics Survey Software. Effect of relationship duration on subtest scores was considered. Perceived stuttering severity by the participant and their LP was also queried as part of a demographic questionnaire.
PWS and their LPs rated BigCAT items in a similar way, while they rated certain SSC-ER and SSC-SD items differently. Importantly, between-group agreement was not affected by relationship duration. Among the PWS and LP, perceived stuttering severity influenced all BAB subtest scores.
LPs of PWS appear to be in tune with the cognitive aspects of their partner's experience of stuttering. This has important clinical implications as it relates to active involvement of the family in speech intervention targeting fluency.
本研究旨在探讨口吃者（PWS）的生活伴侣（LP）在多大程度上感知到他们所爱的人在特定言语情境下的情绪反应、言语中断的预期以及与言语相关的沟通态度。
采用行为评估电池（BAB）的三个子测试：言语情境检查表-情绪反应（SSC-ER）、言语情境检查表-言语中断（SSC-SD）和成人口吃沟通态度测试（BigCAT），对 33 名 PWS 进行了测试，并通过 Qualtrics 调查软件为其 LP 提供了修改后的版本。考虑了关系持续时间对子测试分数的影响。作为人口统计学问卷的一部分，参与者及其 LP 还被询问了对口吃严重程度的感知。
PWS 和他们的 LP 以相似的方式对 BigCAT 项目进行评分，而对某些 SSC-ER 和 SSC-SD 项目的评分则不同。重要的是，组间一致性不受关系持续时间的影响。在 PWS 和 LP 中，感知到的口吃严重程度影响了所有 BAB 子测试的分数。
PWS 的 LP 似乎与他们伴侣口吃经历的认知方面相协调。这具有重要的临床意义，因为它涉及到家庭成员积极参与针对流畅性的言语干预。
