Analyses of roles, stuttering and interaction processes during interviews with stutterers

Communicative ability conceptions among children who stutter and their fluent peers: A qualitative exploration

“…Given that interviews have the potential to yield vast quantities of verbal data, the corpus of discrete responses featured in this study may appear limited; however, it is possible that the volume of data featured here typifies the amount of data obtained from other age-matched children during comparable structured interviews on other topics. Bar (1969), who used a qualitative methodology to study client-therapist roles and interactions in stuttering treatment, noted the following aspect of his analyses: "The value of the analyses in this study is not in giving final answers, but in suggesting variables and means for therapeutic and experimental manipulation of interaction in therapy" (p. 126). Echoing Bar, we recognize the exploratory character of the current study and preliminary nature of outcomes; however, we hope that the current outcomes will be re-examined with larger and diverse samples and that the proposed topics will be investigated through innovative methodologies in efforts to inform treatment directions in stuttering.…”

“…Although there have been some attempts to understand clinician-client roles in stuttering management (Bar, 1969) and cultural and institutional factors in stuttering treatment (Gorin, 1980) from qualitative perspectives, qualitative methodologies have not been used to any significant extent in stuttering research. Instead, there are several empirical studies that have used self-reports to illuminate the experiences of persons who stutter (e.g., Gabel, Colcord, & Petrosino, 2001;Watson, 1988).…”

Action and Reaction in Labelling the Stutterer: Reviewing Our Responsibility

“…The intricate interaction of behaviour and personality factors in determining the reactions of the stutterer (Levina, 1968) are usually given scant attention and it would seem pertinent to draw more attention to this area (Bar, 1969). Griffith (1969) has demonstrated the stutterer's perceptions of his feelings, attitudes and behaviours can be identified in relation to (1) himself as a stutterer, (2) his speech, and (3) his interactional environment.…”