Psychological characteristics of early stuttering

Park, V; Onslow, M; Lowe, R; Jones, M; O'Brian, S; Packman, A; Menzies, RG; Block, S; Wilson, L; Harrison, E; Hewat, S

Psychological characteristics of early stuttering

Park, V Onslow, M

Lowe, R

Jones, M O'Brian, S

Packman, A

Menzies, RG Block, S Wilson, L Harrison, E Hewat, S

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Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2021, pp. 1-10
Issue Date:: 2021-04-27

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dc.contributor.author	Park, V
dc.contributor.author	Onslow, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2629-2390
dc.contributor.author	Lowe, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-5306
dc.contributor.author	Jones, M
dc.contributor.author	O'Brian, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-1909
dc.contributor.author	Packman, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7378-326X
dc.contributor.author	Menzies, RG
dc.contributor.author	Block, S
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, L
dc.contributor.author	Harrison, E
dc.contributor.author	Hewat, S
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-20T08:09:19Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-20T08:09:19Z
dc.date.issued	2021-04-27
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2021, pp. 1-10
dc.identifier.issn	1441-7049
dc.identifier.issn	1754-9515
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/150191
dc.description.abstract	PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to use psychological measures of pre-schoolers who stutter and their parents to inform causal theory development and influence clinical practices. This was done using data from a substantive clinical cohort of children who received early stuttering treatment.Method: The cohort (N = 427) comprised parents and their children who were treated with the Lidcombe Program, the Westmead Program, and the Oakville Program. The study incorporated demographic information, stuttering severity, and child and parent psychological measures prior to treatment.Result: The cohort revealed nothing unusual about behavioural and emotional functioning, or the temperaments, of pre-school children that would influence treatment, be targeted during treatment, or influence causal theory development. However, a third of parents were experiencing moderate to high life stressors at the time of seeking treatment, and half the parents failed first-stage screening for Anankastic Personality Disorder.Conclusion: The present results are consistent with a number of previous reports that showed that the population of pre-schoolers who stutter have no unusual psychological profiles. Hence, these results suggest that the association between mental health and stuttering later in life is a consequence of the disorder rather than being a part of its cause. The finding of the life stress of parents who seek stuttering treatment for pre-school children has potential clinical importance and warrants further investigation. Further psychological research is required about parents of pre-school children who stutter, because half the parents in the cohort failed the screener for Anankastic Personality Disorder. This is of interest because a previous study associated screening failure for another personality disorder (Impulsive Personality Disorder) with treatment dropout for early childhood stuttering.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1132370
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/402763
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/633007
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/17549507.2021.1912826
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 2004 Linguistics
dc.subject.classification	Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
dc.title	Psychological characteristics of early stuttering
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	England
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ASRC Australian Stuttering Research Centre
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Australian Stuttering Research Centre
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dc.date.updated	2021-08-20T08:09:18Z
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Abstract:

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to use psychological measures of pre-schoolers who stutter and their parents to inform causal theory development and influence clinical practices. This was done using data from a substantive clinical cohort of children who received early stuttering treatment.Method: The cohort (N = 427) comprised parents and their children who were treated with the Lidcombe Program, the Westmead Program, and the Oakville Program. The study incorporated demographic information, stuttering severity, and child and parent psychological measures prior to treatment.Result: The cohort revealed nothing unusual about behavioural and emotional functioning, or the temperaments, of pre-school children that would influence treatment, be targeted during treatment, or influence causal theory development. However, a third of parents were experiencing moderate to high life stressors at the time of seeking treatment, and half the parents failed first-stage screening for Anankastic Personality Disorder.Conclusion: The present results are consistent with a number of previous reports that showed that the population of pre-schoolers who stutter have no unusual psychological profiles. Hence, these results suggest that the association between mental health and stuttering later in life is a consequence of the disorder rather than being a part of its cause. The finding of the life stress of parents who seek stuttering treatment for pre-school children has potential clinical importance and warrants further investigation. Further psychological research is required about parents of pre-school children who stutter, because half the parents in the cohort failed the screener for Anankastic Personality Disorder. This is of interest because a previous study associated screening failure for another personality disorder (Impulsive Personality Disorder) with treatment dropout for early childhood stuttering.

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