Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station A1100, Austin, TX, 78759, United States.
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station A1100, Austin, TX, 78759, United States.
J Fluency Disord. 2021 Dec;70:105848. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2021.105848. Epub 2021 Apr 8.
Adults who stutter report a significant impact of stuttering on their quality of life, including negative thoughts and attitudes toward communication. In addition to this impact, adolescents who stutter also report lower levels of self-perceived communication competence (SPCC) compared to fluent peers. The purpose of this study was to extend the investigation of SPCC to adults who do and do not stutter. Additional aims investigated included if 1) SPCC predicted overall impact of stuttering, and, 2) stuttering frequency predicted SPCC among adults who stutter.
Twenty-four adults who stutter and twenty-seven adults who do not stutter matched for age, gender, and education completed the Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (Richmond & McCroskey, 1997). All participants who stutter completed the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES [ages 18+]; Yaruss & Quesal, 2006) and speaking samples to measure stuttering frequency.
Adults who stutter reported significantly lower SPCC scale total scores than adults who do not stutter. For adults who stutter, lower SPCC scale scores significantly predicted more severe overall impact of stuttering as measured by the OASES. Stuttering frequency did not predict SPCC scale scores.
This is the first study to report differences in self-perceived communication competence between adults who do and do not stutter. Results suggest adults who stutter report lower self-perceived communication competence compared to adults who do not stutter. Adults who perceive themselves to have greater communication competence reported less severe overall impact of stuttering, and stuttering frequency did not influence SPCC. Clinical implications for intervention are discussed.
口吃的成年人报告称，口吃对他们的生活质量有重大影响，包括对沟通的负面想法和态度。除了这种影响外，口吃的青少年与流利的同龄人相比，自我感知的沟通能力（SPCC）水平也较低。本研究的目的是将 SPCC 的调查扩展到口吃和不口吃的成年人。研究的其他目的包括：1）SPCC 是否预测口吃的总体影响，以及 2）口吃频率是否预测口吃成年人的 SPCC。
24 名口吃成年人和 27 名年龄、性别和教育程度相匹配的不口吃成年人完成了自我感知沟通能力量表（Richmond & McCroskey, 1997）。所有口吃的参与者都完成了口吃者总体评估量表（OASES [18 岁以上]；Yaruss & Quesal, 2006）和说话样本，以衡量口吃频率。
口吃的成年人报告的 SPCC 量表总分明显低于不口吃的成年人。对于口吃的成年人，较低的 SPCC 量表分数显著预测了 OASES 衡量的更严重的总体口吃影响。口吃频率并不能预测 SPCC 量表分数。
这是第一项报告口吃和不口吃的成年人之间自我感知沟通能力差异的研究。结果表明，口吃的成年人自我感知的沟通能力低于不口吃的成年人。自我感知沟通能力较强的成年人报告的总体口吃影响较轻，口吃频率对 SPCC 没有影响。讨论了干预的临床意义。
