The Perceptions of Psychotherapists-in-Training regarding People who Stutter versus Normally Fluent Speakers

It has been shown repeatedly that many people hold personality stereotypes of stutterers. The attitudes of psychotherapists regarding stutterers have never been investigated. The present investigation assessed the degree to which psychotherapists-in-training hold stereotypes of stutterers as compared to normally fluent speakers. Two groups viewed a videotaped vignette of a male. In one, the male interviewee displayed stuttering behaviors. In the other, the same male spoke fluently. Participants then rated the male interviewee on several personality dimensions. Contrary to previous findings, the group viewing the stuttering interviewee rated him no differently than did the group viewing the fluent interviewee. Greater knowledge of stuttering was associated with more positive ratings of the person who stuttered. The clinical and research implications of these findings are then discussed.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2004

Author dc:creator

• Tomczyk, Daniel A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sewell, Kenneth W.
• Cox, Randall J.
• Lambert, Paul

• Stutterers.
• Psychotherapists.
• attitudes
• psychotherapy
• knowledge of stuttering
• psychotherapists-in-training

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Tomczyk, Daniel A.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 58803294
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