Comparing the beliefs regarding biological or psychological causalities toward stereotyped perception of people who stutter.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Developmental stuttering is a fluency disorder that may be caused by neurological, genetic, or familial factors. However, a general perception that stuttering is caused by psychological problems could lead to negative attitudes toward stuttering, causing prejudice or discrimination against people who stutter (PWS). Thus, our study aimed to investigate whether certain beliefs in etiology of stuttering are related to the negative perception of stuttering.

Methods

A web-based survey of 413 native Japanese adults, aged 20-69, who did not suffer from stuttering, schizophrenia, or depression, was conducted in August 2021. The participants were recruited through the Web monitor panel. Participants were divided into three uniform groups based on their response to a 27-item q

SUBMITTER: Iimura D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10687552 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature