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KMID : 1036820160210020371
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Communication Sciences & Disorders
2016 Volume.21 No. 2 p.371 ~ p.381
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Self-Reactions of the Public toward People Who Stutter: Age and Sex Differences
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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 public reactions to people who stutter (PWS) and to assess whether there were any differences in reactions according to sex and age groups.
Methods: Participants included 226 normally fluent Korean adults. Their responses on the questionnaire “Self-reactions to PWS,” a subcategory of the Public Opinion Survey on Human Attributes-Stuttering (POSHA-S), were analyzed. The four components, ‘accommodating/helping’, ‘social distance/sympathy’, ‘knowledge/experience’, and ‘knowledge source’, were compared among four age groups and sex groups. The self-reactions to PWS score, which is the mean value of the scores of the four components, was also compared.
Results: There was no significant interaction or main effect in accommodating/helping, knowledge/experience, and knowledge source. However, there was a significant interaction effect between age and sex in social distance/sympathy in that the levels of sympathy and impressions regarding PWS worsened with age increments in the male group. The self-reactions to PWS score did not show any significant interaction or main effect.
Conclusion: The current findings suggest that regardless of age or sex, public reactions to PWS were not positive. This was due in part to the respondents’ lack of knowledge/experience regarding stuttering or PWS, and could potentially influence the ability of PWS to achieve personal and/or professional fulfillment.
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KEYWORD
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Self-reactions, People who stutter (PWS), Stuttering, POSHA-S, Age, Sex
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