Safety behaviors and stuttering

Lowe, R; Helgadottir, FD; Menzies, R; Heard, R; O’Brian, S; Packman, A; Onslow, M

Safety behaviors and stuttering

Lowe, R

Helgadottir, FD Menzies, R

Heard, R O’Brian, S Packman, A

Onslow, M

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Publisher:: AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017, 60, (5), pp. 1246-1253
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Lowe, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-5306
dc.contributor.author	Helgadottir, FD
dc.contributor.author	Menzies, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7589-960X
dc.contributor.author	Heard, R
dc.contributor.author	O’Brian, S
dc.contributor.author	Packman, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7378-326X
dc.contributor.author	Onslow, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2629-2390
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-19T01:58:19Z
dc.date.available	2016-12-05
dc.date.available	2022-04-19T01:58:19Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017, 60, (5), pp. 1246-1253
dc.identifier.issn	1092-4388
dc.identifier.issn	1558-9102
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/156401
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Purpose: Those who are socially anxious may use safety behaviors during feared social interactions to prevent negative outcomes. Safety behaviors are associated with anxiety maintenance and poorer treatment outcomes because they prevent fear extinction. Social anxiety disorder is often comorbid with stuttering. Speech pathologists reported in a recent publication (Helgadottir, Menzies, Onslow, Packman, & O’Brian, 2014a) that they often recommended procedures for clients that could be safety behaviors. This study investigated the self-reported use of safety behaviors by adults who stutter. Method: Participants were 133 adults who stutter enrolled in an online cognitive-behavior therapy program. Participants completed a questionnaire about their use of potential safety behaviors when anxious during social encounters. Correlations were computed between safety behaviors and pretreatment scores on measures of fear of negative evaluation and negative cognitions. Results: Of 133 participants, 132 reported that they used safety behaviors. Many of the safety behaviors correlated with higher scores for fear of negative evaluation and negative cognitions. Conclusions: Adults who stutter report using safety behaviors, and their use is associated with pretreatment fear of negative evaluation and unhelpful thoughts about stuttering. These results suggest that the negative effects of safety behaviors may extend to those who stutter, and further research is needed.
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 2004 Linguistics
dc.subject.classification	Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
dc.subject.mesh	Fear
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Risk-Taking
dc.subject.mesh	Safety
dc.subject.mesh	Self Report
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering
dc.subject.mesh	Risk-Taking
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Fear
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Safety
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Self Report
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
dc.title	Safety behaviors and stuttering
dc.type	Journal Article
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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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Abstract:

© 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Purpose: Those who are socially anxious may use safety behaviors during feared social interactions to prevent negative outcomes. Safety behaviors are associated with anxiety maintenance and poorer treatment outcomes because they prevent fear extinction. Social anxiety disorder is often comorbid with stuttering. Speech pathologists reported in a recent publication (Helgadottir, Menzies, Onslow, Packman, & O’Brian, 2014a) that they often recommended procedures for clients that could be safety behaviors. This study investigated the self-reported use of safety behaviors by adults who stutter. Method: Participants were 133 adults who stutter enrolled in an online cognitive-behavior therapy program. Participants completed a questionnaire about their use of potential safety behaviors when anxious during social encounters. Correlations were computed between safety behaviors and pretreatment scores on measures of fear of negative evaluation and negative cognitions. Results: Of 133 participants, 132 reported that they used safety behaviors. Many of the safety behaviors correlated with higher scores for fear of negative evaluation and negative cognitions. Conclusions: Adults who stutter report using safety behaviors, and their use is associated with pretreatment fear of negative evaluation and unhelpful thoughts about stuttering. These results suggest that the negative effects of safety behaviors may extend to those who stutter, and further research is needed.

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