An event-contingent method to track disfluency effects on the relationship and the self.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Theoretically, reductions of self-esteem among people who stutter (PWS) are often explained by individual negative cognitions or emotions of the PWS or their conversation partners. We propose that the flow of a conversation can be seen as a representation of the relationship between speakers, and that by disrupting this flow, a stutter may directly threaten this relationship, and in turn affect self-esteem. Methodologically, we present a new, event-contingent, method that assesses fluctuations in self-esteem over time and thereby allows one to assess the predictive value of specific conversational experiences.

Aims

To have both a theoretical and a methodological contribution on conversational disfluency.

Methods & procedures

Our focus is not on stable indiv

SUBMITTER: Koudenburg N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature