Measuring stuttering in preschool-aged children across different languages: An international study

Bosshardt, H-G; Packman, A; Blomgren, M; Kretschmann, J

Measuring stuttering in preschool-aged children across different languages: An international study

Bosshardt, H-G Packman, A

Blomgren, M Kretschmann, J

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Citation:: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 2015, 67, (5), pp. 221-230
Issue Date:: 2015

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dc.contributor.author	Bosshardt, H-G
dc.contributor.author	Packman, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7378-326X
dc.contributor.author	Blomgren, M
dc.contributor.author	Kretschmann, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-01T20:23:04Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-01T20:23:04Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 2015, 67, (5), pp. 221-230
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dc.description.abstract	© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel. Background/Aims: Many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are working in linguistically diverse communities and have to identify and measure stuttering in a language other than their own. The aim of the present study was to extend our understanding of how well SLPs can measure stuttering in other languages and to encourage collaboration between SLPs across cultures. Methods: Speech samples consisted of seven preschool-Aged children each speaking one of the following languages: Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Persian (Farsi). The judges were classified in seven groups of SLPs (n = 170) each speaking one of the seven languages of the children and two more English-speaking groups. Each judge rated the severity of stuttering in each child using a 10-point scale. The study was conducted over the Internet. Results: Overall, the judges' proficiency in a child's language was not systematically related to the variability and agreement of the severity ratings, accounting for maximally 4.6% of the variance. Conclusion: SLPs should not be overly concerned about the appropriateness of their severity ratings if they feel less proficient in the native language of the stuttering children. It may also be encouraging for beginning clinicians that the severity ratings were not systematically related to professional experience.
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dc.language	eng
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Cultural Comparison
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Internet
dc.subject.mesh	Language
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dc.subject.mesh	Multilingualism
dc.subject.mesh	Observer Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Remote Consultation
dc.subject.mesh	Speech Production Measurement
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering
dc.subject.mesh	Observer Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Speech Production Measurement
dc.subject.mesh	Language
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Remote Consultation
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Cultural Comparison
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence
dc.subject.mesh	Multilingualism
dc.subject.mesh	Internet
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.title	Measuring stuttering in preschool-aged children across different languages: An international study
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	67
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
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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:

© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel. Background/Aims: Many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are working in linguistically diverse communities and have to identify and measure stuttering in a language other than their own. The aim of the present study was to extend our understanding of how well SLPs can measure stuttering in other languages and to encourage collaboration between SLPs across cultures. Methods: Speech samples consisted of seven preschool-Aged children each speaking one of the following languages: Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Persian (Farsi). The judges were classified in seven groups of SLPs (n = 170) each speaking one of the seven languages of the children and two more English-speaking groups. Each judge rated the severity of stuttering in each child using a 10-point scale. The study was conducted over the Internet. Results: Overall, the judges' proficiency in a child's language was not systematically related to the variability and agreement of the severity ratings, accounting for maximally 4.6% of the variance. Conclusion: SLPs should not be overly concerned about the appropriateness of their severity ratings if they feel less proficient in the native language of the stuttering children. It may also be encouraging for beginning clinicians that the severity ratings were not systematically related to professional experience.

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