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Tichenor, Seth E.; Yaruss, J. Scott – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Recovery and relapse relating to stuttering are often defined in terms of the presence or absence of certain types of speech disfluencies as observed by clinicians and researchers. However, it is well documented that the experience of the overall stuttering condition involves more than just the production of stuttered speech disfluencies.…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Stuttering, Experience
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O'Donnell, Jennifer J.; Armson, Joy; Kiefte, Michael – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2008
A multiple single-subject design was used to examine the effects of SpeechEasy on stuttering frequency in the laboratory and in longitudinal samples of speech produced in situations of daily living (SDL). Seven adults who stutter participated, all of whom had exhibited at least 30% reduction in stuttering frequency while using SpeechEasy during…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Assistive Technology, Longitudinal Studies, Adults
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Venkatagiri, H. S. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: In this study, the author examined the following questions: What proportion of adult persons who stutter (PWS) choose fluency and what proportion choose to be free from a need to be fluent in managing their stuttering? What demographic and stuttering-related variables influence their choice, and how consistent are they in their choice?…
Descriptors: Freedom, Stuttering, Adults, Communication Disorders
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Culatta, Richard A.; Rubin, Herbert – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1973
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Exceptional Child Research, Program Effectiveness
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Collins, Constance R.; Blood, Gordon W. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1990
Eighty-four female nonstutterers examined videotapes of two mild and two severe male stutterers acknowledging and not acknowledging their stuttering. Nonstutterers preferred to interact with acknowledging stutterers and gave them more favorable ratings on intelligence, personality, and appearance. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Intelligence, Perception
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Watson, Jennifer Barber – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1988
Adult stutterers (n=75) and nonstutterers (n=81) rated themselves on communication attitudes involving behavioral, affective, and cognitive components. The findings raise issues regarding stutterers' avoidances, attitude multidimensionality in the perceptions of speaking situations, differences in stutterers and nonstutterers' belief systems, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Attitude Measures, Attitudes