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How do negative evaluation sensitivity, anxiety sensitivity, and expectancy combine to determine fear in people who stutter and people who do not stutter?
Robinson, John D.
Robinson, John D.
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2010-08
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There has been a long history of research into the possible relationship between anxiety
and stuttering. Despite this history, however, relatively little research has focused on components
of anxiety and how these components combine to create fear responses in both fluent speakers
and persons who stutter. This study was designed to determine if differences existed between
fluent speakers (FS) and persons who stutter (PWS) with respect to components of fear described
by Reiss’ (1991) expectancy model. Twenty PWS and twenty FS were provided with a
hypothetical social communication scenario and asked to complete measures related to predicted
anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, fear of negative evaluation, and expectancy. Results indicated that
the FS group behaved as predicted by Reiss’ model but the PWS group did not. Results
suggested that clinicians working with people who stutter may tend to view their client’s anxiety
based upon their own experiences. Clinicians should explore the client’s components of fear and
how it is playing a role in their experience of stuttering.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Health Professions, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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Wichita State University
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