KMID : 1036820160210030538
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Communication Sciences & Disorders 2016 Volume.21 No. 3 p.538 ~ p.551
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Beliefs and Knowledge of the Public about People Who Stutter: Age and Sex Comparisons
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Chon Hee-Cheong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the beliefs and assess the level of knowledge about people who stutter (PWS) in the Korean public.
Methods: The responses of 298 Korean adults were collected for the ¡®beliefs about PWS,¡¯ one of the subcategories in the Public Opinion Survey on Human Attributes-Stuttering (POSHA-S). The subcategories consisted of four components (traits/personality, help source, cause, and potential). The four components and the ¡®beliefs about PWS,¡¯ which is the mean score of all components, were analyzed and compared among ages (four groups) and sex. The Alabama Stuttering Knowledge test (ASK) score was also compared.
Results: There was no significant interaction or main effect between age and sex for the ¡®beliefs about PWS¡¯ and three of the component (traits/personality, cause, potential) scores. However, age had a significant effect on ¡®help source,¡¯ where the group over 50 years of age showed a significantly higher mean score than the 20-year-old group. The ASK score did not indicate any effect but there were significant correlations between the ASK and ¡®cause¡¯ scores and the ASK and ¡®potential¡¯ scores.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that, regardless of age or sex, beliefs about PWS held by the public were not negative in general, although they were not very knowledgeable about stuttering/PWS. Providing more interpersonal and educational support regarding stuttering would help the public increase their positive beliefs about stuttering.
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KEYWORD
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People who stutter (PWS), Beliefs, Knowledge, POSHA-S, Age, Sex
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