Repetitive Negative Thinking in Adolescents Who Stutter.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is the process of engaging in negatively valenced and habitual thought patterns. RNT is strongly associated with mental health conditions and often affects quality of life. This study explored RNT in older school-age children and adolescents who stutter to quantify the relationship between RNT and self-reported anxiety characteristics. An additional aim was to describe how individual differences in an adolescent's goal when speaking influences the frequency they engage in RNT.

Method

Ninety-nine children and adolescents who stutter aged 9-18 years completed a measurement of the frequency/severity of RNT, a screener of anxiety characteristics, and a measure of adverse impact related to stuttering. Children aged 10 years and above als

SUBMITTER: Tichenor SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature