biostudies-literatureUnknown57(4)Koudenburg N<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Aims</h4>To have both a theoretical and a methodological contribution on conversational disfluency.<h4>Methods & procedures</h4>Our focus is not on stable indivInternational journal of language & communication disorders895-905https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9544812biostudies-literatureAn event-contingent method to track disfluency effects on the relationship and the self.PMC9544812Koudenburg Nvan Mourik Broekman AStellingwerf SfalseAn event-contingent method to track disfluency effects on the relationship and the self.<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Aims</h4>To have both a theoretical and a methodological contribution on conversational disfluency.<h4>Methods & procedures</h4>Our focus is not on stable indiv2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jul2025-05-29T19:16:35.424Z2024-11-05T20:18:29.281ZS-EPMC95448123568953210.1111/1460-6984.12729