Communication attitude of Italian children who do and do not stutter

Bernardini, Silmona; Vanryckeghem, Martine; Brutten, Gene J.; Cocco, Louisella; Zmarich, Claudio

doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.10.003

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“…Adults and school-age children who stutter show statistically significantly more negative speech-related attitude than their normally fluent peers [1,2,4,5,[7][8][9]. A statistically significant difference in the scores on the Communication Attitude Test (CAT) between the six-year-old children who stutter (CWS) and those whose speech is fluent (CWNS), led the researchers to hypothesize that the presence of a difference in communication attitude before the age of six was very likely [4].…”

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Communication Attitude of Slovenian Preschool Children who do and do not Stutter

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2016

J Speech Pathol Ther

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Objective: The aim of this paper was to investigate the communication attitude of Slovenian preschool children who stutter by means of the Communication Attitude Test for Preschool and Kindergarten Children who Stutter (KiddyCAT), and to determine whether differences in communication attitude existed among preschool children who stutter, and their peers who are fluent speakers. In addition, the test's discriminant value, its internal reliability and the factors underpinning the Slovenian version of the KiddyCAT were explored. Methods and Procedure:Data were gathered on a normative sample of 49 preschool children who stutter and 74 who do not stutter. The children were divided into two subgroups according to age: a ''younger'' (3 to 4,4 years old) and ''older'' (4,5 to 6 years old) group. Outcomes and Results:Results showed that preschool children who stutter scored statistically significantly higher on the KiddyCAT than preschool children who do not stutter. The effect size was large. A mean increase in scores among the preschool children who stutter was observed, but was not statistically significant. An opposite observation, again not significant, was made for preschool children who do not stutter. Also gender did not affect the test results. The test is internally reliable and has construct validity. Conclusion and Implications:The KiddyCAT is a useful tool for early detection of negative communication attitude of preschool children who stutter and helps in targeting cognitive-related stuttering intervention goals.

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Communication Attitude of Slovenian Preschool Children who do and do not Stutter

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2016

J Speech Pathol Ther

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“…A few studies have found that a negative attitude toward speech tends to increase with age for CWS but it decreases for CWNS (e.g., Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003De Nil & Brutten, 1991;Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 1997). However, there is at least one study that did not show this age effect (e.g., Bernardini et al, 2009). These differences in findings might be due to cultural variations among the countries where the CAT was administered.…”

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“…These countries include Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Research has repeatedly shown that, across languages and cultures, CWS demonstrate a communicative attitude that is significantly more negative than that of children who do not stutter (CWNS) (Bernardini, Vanryckeghem, Brutten, Cocco, & Zmarich, 2009;Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003De Nil & Brutten, 1991;Jaksic-Jelcic & Brestovci, 2000;Johannisson et al, 2009;Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 1992, 1996Vanryckeghem, Hylebos, Brutten, & Peleman, 2001;Vanryckeghem & Mukati, 2003, 2006. Several of these investigations have indicated that a negative speech-associated attitude among CWS is already present as early as six years of age when comparing CWS and CWNS' CAT scores (Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003De Nil & Brutten, 1991;Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 1997).…”

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“…In addition, several studies found that a negative attitude toward speech tends to increase with age for CWS but it decreases significantly for CWNS (e.g., Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003;De Nil & Brutten, 1991;Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 1997). However, there are a few studies that did not find any significant increase or decrease in negative attitudes toward speech as CWS's age increased (e.g., Bernardini et al, 2009).…”

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“…Additionally, the restricted age range prevented Kawai from determining any difference in the CAT-J scores across a wide range of ages, as had been done in other studies (Bernardini et al, 2009;Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003De Nil & Brutten, 1991;Johannisson et al, 2009;Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 1997). A few studies have found that a negative attitude toward speech tends to increase with age for CWS but it decreases for CWNS (e.g., Brutten & Vanryckeghem, 2003De Nil & Brutten, 1991;Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 1997).…”

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