Does the clinical utility of self-disclosure of stuttering transcend culturally and linguistically diverse populations?

Targeting Communication Effectiveness in Adults Who Stutter

“…Cognitive and affective aspects of the Blank Center programming were targeted during the second half of weekly group sessions and then personalized during weekly individual sessions to elaborate each concept within the context of the clients' life. Topics included client education about stuttering, dispelling myths about stuttering, and discussing the cause of stuttering (e.g., heritability [Frigerio-Domingues & Drayna, 2017]; atypical sensory-motor processing [Chang et al, 2019]; vulnerable linguistic-phonological processing [Byrd et al, 2015; Coalson & Byrd, 2017]), as well as the personal utility of self-disclosure (Byrd, Croft, et al, 2017; Byrd, Gkalitsiou, McGill, et al, 2016; Byrd, McGill, et al, 2017; Croft & Byrd, 2021), voluntary stuttering (Byrd, Gkalitsiou, Donaher, et al, 2016), self-advocacy (Boyle et al, 2016, 2017), and participation in mindfulness activities (Boyle, 2011; De Veer et al, 2009). As illustrated in Table 1, these topics served as the natural basis for many of the group communication competence activities (Week 4 [ Community Surveys ], Week 5 [ Open Mic ], Week 7 [ Persuasive Speech ], Week 8 [ Mock Interview Panel ]; Weeks 9–11 [ Inspirational Speeches ]).…”

The Effect of Self-Disclosure About Stuttering on Listener Perceptions

“…Byrd, Croft, et al (2017) examined the effect of the informative and apologetic conditions on 388 adult listeners and found that listeners preferred disclosing in an informative manner. Using identical methods as Byrd, Croft, et al (2017), Croft and Byrd (2021) found that assertive self-disclosure was preferred over ApD in Israel. Along similar lines, Mcgill et al (2018) reported that AWS preferred disclosing in an educational as well as direct or in an assertive manner.…”

“…Similarly, results related to the position of self-disclosure are mixed, with some studies reporting positive effects of disclosure at the beginning of a narrative, while some reporting improved listener perceptions when disclosure was used at the end. However, multiple studies that investigated the effects of disclosure versus ND (Lincoln & Bricker-Katz, 2008), different types of disclosure (Byrd, Croft, et al, 2017), disclosure across cultures (Croft & Byrd, 2021), as well as the two studies reported from India (Bajaj et al, 2017; Jain et al, 2020) used self-disclosure at the beginning of the narrative or conversational sample. Self-disclosure at the beginning was therefore chosen for the present study as well, to explore the effects of disclosure as well as effects of the tone of disclosure used.…”

“…Unfortunately, there is a dearth of studies exploring the effect of self-disclosure about stuttering across various cultures. Croft and Byrd (2021) examined the effect of self-disclosure in the Hebrew speaking population in Israel. The study included simulated stuttering samples of adults under three conditions of disclosure viz.…”

Understanding the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering Can Improve Stuttering Therapy

“…Nevertheless, therapeutic approaches can help individual speakers cope with bullying and discrimination and, ultimately, minimize the negative effects of these environmental reactions. Examples include educating others about stuttering, self-advocacy, and self-disclosing stuttering (Boyle et al, 2018; Boyle & Gabel, 2020; Byrd, Croft, et al, 2017; Byrd, McGill, et al, 2017; Croft & Byrd, 2021; McGill et al, 2018; Murphy, Yaruss, et al, 2007; Snyder et al, 2021; Yaruss et al, 2018). Educating others may be therapeutic for the person who stutters, as well, because learning to talk more openly about stuttering can help decrease self-stigma and decrease the frequency of more covert behavioral reactions.…”