A brief version of the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering scales: The UTBAS-6

Iverach, L; Heard, R; Menzies, R; Lowe, R; O’Brian, S; Packman, A; Onslow, M

A brief version of the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering scales: The UTBAS-6

Iverach, L Heard, R Menzies, R

Lowe, 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, 2016, 59, (5), pp. 964-972
Issue Date:: 2016-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Iverach, L
dc.contributor.author	Heard, R
dc.contributor.author	Menzies, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7589-960X
dc.contributor.author	Lowe, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-5306
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	2022-07-29T20:22:43Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-21
dc.date.available	2022-07-29T20:22:43Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016, 59, (5), pp. 964-972
dc.identifier.issn	1092-4388
dc.identifier.issn	1558-9102
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159365
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Purpose: A significant proportion of adults who stutter experience anxiety in social and speaking situations. The Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering (UTBAS) scales provide a comprehensive measure of the unhelpful cognitions associated with social anxiety in stuttering. However, reducing the number of UTBAS items would make it ideal as a brief screening instrument. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop a brief version of the full UTBAS scales. Method: The 66-item UTBAS scales were completed by 337 adults who stutter. Item reduction was used to determine a smaller set of items that could adequately reproduce the total score for each full UTBAS scale. Results: Item reduction resulted in the inclusion of six items for the brief UTBAS-6 scales. Decile ranges for scores on the brief UTBAS-6 provide reliable estimates of the full UTBAS scores and valuable clinical information about whether a psychological assessment is warranted. Conclusions: The brief UTBAS-6 provides a reliable and efficient means of screening the unhelpful thoughts and beliefs associated with speech-related anxiety among adults who stutter. Referral for a psychological assessment is recommended in cases where the UTBAS total score falls in or above the fifth decile.
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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	Aged, 80 and over
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude to Health
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering
dc.subject.mesh	Thinking
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude to Health
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Thinking
dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.title	A brief version of the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering scales: The UTBAS-6
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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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© 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Purpose: A significant proportion of adults who stutter experience anxiety in social and speaking situations. The Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs About Stuttering (UTBAS) scales provide a comprehensive measure of the unhelpful cognitions associated with social anxiety in stuttering. However, reducing the number of UTBAS items would make it ideal as a brief screening instrument. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop a brief version of the full UTBAS scales. Method: The 66-item UTBAS scales were completed by 337 adults who stutter. Item reduction was used to determine a smaller set of items that could adequately reproduce the total score for each full UTBAS scale. Results: Item reduction resulted in the inclusion of six items for the brief UTBAS-6 scales. Decile ranges for scores on the brief UTBAS-6 provide reliable estimates of the full UTBAS scores and valuable clinical information about whether a psychological assessment is warranted. Conclusions: The brief UTBAS-6 provides a reliable and efficient means of screening the unhelpful thoughts and beliefs associated with speech-related anxiety among adults who stutter. Referral for a psychological assessment is recommended in cases where the UTBAS total score falls in or above the fifth decile.

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