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KMID : 1036820170220020352
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Communication Sciences & Disorders
2017 Volume.22 No. 2 p.352 ~ p.363
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Communication Locus of Causality Measures for Adolescents Who Stutter: A Preliminary Study
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Lee Kyung-Jae
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Abstract
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Objectives: It may be difficult to provide appropriate treatment for adolescents who stutter (AWS) due to their academic, physical, and psychological features. Additionally, there are limited assessment tools for AWS in Korea. Accordingly, the primary purpose of the current study was to develop questionnaire-type locus of causality measures for AWS and compare locus of causality and other features of AWS and adolescents who do not stutter (AWNS).
Methods: A questionnaire type measure of communication related locus of causality measure was developed and conducted for a total of 18 AWS and AWNS individuals. In addition, content analysis of freely written material was conducted to determine communication related and general locus of causality. Moreover, other measures of stuttering, such as communication attitude tests, were conducted, and relationships among these measures were determined.
Results: AWS showed higher Origin and Pawn scores than AWNS, as determined by the questionnaire-type communication locus of causality measure. Communication-related Pawn scores of AWS, based on content analysis, were higher than those of AWNS and there were significant relationships among questionnaire-type locus of causality measure scores and other stuttering measure scores.
Conclusion: The results showed the questionnaire-type locus of causality measures were reliable and valid indicator of AWS. Even though AWS may show similar characteristics to adults who stutter, clinicians should try to measure various dimensions of the disorder in order to provide appropriate treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Stuttering, Adolescents who stutter, Origin, Pawn, Locus of causality
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