An Investigation of the Effect of Stuttering on Personality Characteristics in Adult Men

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 MSc in Speech Therapy, Department of Speech Pathology, Paramedical Science Faculty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Undergraduate Student in Speech Therapy. School of Paramedical Science, Mashhad University Of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Speech Pathology, School of Paramedical Science, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 PhD Student, Department of Speech Pathology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5 PhD student, Department of Statistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Purpose:
Deficit in fluency of speech is named stuttering. Stuttering could influence the personality characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stuttering on personality characteristics in male individuals.
Methods:
In this study, 31 stuttered men aged upper than 18 years old were compared with another 32 unstuttered men of the same age and education in terms of their personality characteristics by applying the Neo-FFI test.
Results:
Results from student t test showed that the mean score of mental racial, extraversion and agreeableness of personality was statistically different between two groups.
Conclusion:
The present findings indicate that individuals with stuttering problem have different personality compared with fluent speakers; however, this different does not mean abnormal personality.

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